cackle

[US]/'kæk(ə)l/
[UK]/'kækl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. chatter; the sound of a harsh noise
vi. make a harsh noise; talk incessantly
vt. express with a harsh noise; talk incessantly.

Phrases & Collocations

loud cackle

sinister cackle

cackle with glee

witch's cackle

Example Sentences

she cackled with laughter.

The boy cackled with delight.

corporate luminaries cackle on about the importance of quality.

He cackled after each joke.

The young girl gave a cackle of laughter.

Let’s cut the cackle and get down to business.

He cackled his disapproval.

The hen cackles when she has laid an egg.

The goose saw her and cackled loudly.

After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.

Real-world Examples

Bellatrix, however, let out a cackle of triumphant laughter.

Source: 6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

" Get it himself? " shrieked Bellatrix, on a cackle of mad laughter.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

A broad, hunched woman with pointed teeth cackled.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“Oooooooh! ” he said, with an evil cackle.

Source: All-Star Read "Harry Potter" Collection

" Snow, " the moon called down again, cackling.

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

Their distinctive cackling tone is well developed.

Source: Lion Mafia

" Which makes you pretty skint, witless, " said a cackling voice.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

He laughed pleasedly, the tittery cackling laugh which she always found so annoying.

Source: Gone with the Wind

On shaky legs, He chose an egg And cackled: I'll adopt!

Source: Storyline Online English Stories

" Don't interfere, " she cackled, " you wait till I come home from Josephine's burial" .

Source: VOA Special July 2020 Collection

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