cackle
verb (used without object)
to utter a shrill, broken sound or cry, as of a hen.
cackling
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present participleof cackle.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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I can practically hear those two cackling over their macchiatos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Those stereotypes might bring to mind images of black hats, broomsticks and cackling over cauldrons, common in much media.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
But at least if we’re cackling at ourselves together in the theater, we’re less alone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
Squibb has played plenty of cackling grannies; even so, Ms. Sturak is her most unhinged.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Listening hard, he thought he could hear a voice—two voices—and then, abruptly stifled, that hideous high cackling laugh.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
