cackle
verb (used without object)
to utter a shrill, broken sound or cry, as of a hen.
had cackled
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past perfectof cackle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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All along, the mischief-makers in the lab had cackled.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2016
Old Nan had cackled like a hen when Bran told her that, and confessed that Hodor's real name was Walder.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
But at last the bones had regained flesh; the empty eyepits had filled up and the new eyes had seen, while meantime the restored beaks and mouths had cackled, barked, and caterwauled.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
