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
We played board games, cackled at old movies and talked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Castillo, who mentored Then and right-hander Prelander Berrora spring training, cackled in delight at the interaction.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2023
Hanako and Akira both laughed, but Akira positively cackled, because they could hear their grandfather loudly singing a silly song about fresh snow, fresh snow, it goes where it goes, where does it go?
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
