cackle
verb (used without object)
to utter a shrill, broken sound or cry, as of a hen.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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Rumors of his death may be greatly exaggerated, but I can’t tell because I am cackling at his funeral.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2013