cackle
verb (used without object)
to utter a shrill, broken sound or cry, as of a hen.
cackled
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past participleof cackle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cackle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
cackleverb (used without object)to utter a shrill, broken sound or cry, as of a hen.
Example Sentences
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A troupe of local performers enacted boxing and wrestling matches as the crowd cackled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
I laid on the couch and cackled like an idiot while my friends took no prisoners.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2025
As the people with microphones and notebooks pushed and shoved in a hot and muggy hallway--”We don’t air-condition the corridors in this county,” cackled one old observer--it suddenly became apparent.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
When I told her tickets cost 20 bucks, she actually cackled.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
The witch cackled, still out of his sight.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
