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
And then, at Pansy’s most vulnerable moment, someone cackled, “Ha ha!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
Maybe you cackled it in response to his ridiculous back tattoo's beach side premiere.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2022
“You would say that, Elphias,” cackled Auntie Muriel.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
