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as in chuckle
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
erupted in a high-pitched cackle at the absurdity of the suggestion
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as in chatter
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this
the constant cackle of his seat companion made the long flight seem even longer
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as in to chat
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
a group of old friends who met regularly to laugh and cackle about their glory days
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as in to laugh
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
she cackled with glee when her tax-evading neighbor finally got caught
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Recent Examples of cackle
Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
As Arthur collapses in a bloody heap and dies, the mystery man cackles — and, out of focus and almost out of frame, cuts his own mouth into a wider smile.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Ditch the classic ding-dong and instead opt for a more holiday-appropriate sound, like a howl, a cackling witch, or other creepy sounds.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
His critics cackled recently when his wife, Sue Mi Terry, was indicted for serving a foreign country as an unregistered agent.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Find registration information about costume and cackling contests and more at irvingtonhalloween.com/schedule-of-events.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Oct. 2024
As Arthur collapses in a bloody heap and dies, the mystery man cackles — and, out of focus and almost out of frame, cuts his own mouth into a wider smile.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Ditch the classic ding-dong and instead opt for a more holiday-appropriate sound, like a howl, a cackling witch, or other creepy sounds.
—Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 27 Sep. 2024
His critics cackled recently when his wife, Sue Mi Terry, was indicted for serving a foreign country as an unregistered agent.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Noun
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The world is filled with chatter about whether AI can fulfill its promise in delivering ROI to the enterprise.R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The vibe of the evening is a slow crescendo, our chatter building to the point where three or four of us are simultaneously talking into our phones and thrusting them in front of one another, all with a remarkable sense of good cheer.Joe Ray, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The bride learned of this change of plans ahead of the first look and immediately asked for a walkie-talkie to chat with Alex.Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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The two continued their playful competition, tossing darts and chatting more about the Earthshot Prize and its vision.Erin Hill, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024
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Witnesses told police that after doing so, Wallen allegedly laughed.Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
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What’s more, learning is pretty easy when you’re either awestruck or laughing.Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Mulaney said through his own absurd laughter, throwing his hands in the air.EW.com, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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For Jamie Foxx, laughter may be the best medicine after all.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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The annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) in Vancouver, the world’s largest AI research conference, served as the backdrop for two thought-provoking talks by AI luminaries Jeff Dean of Google and Yann LeCun of Meta.Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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In another nod to history, Wright-Patterson was home to the 1995 peace talks that resulted in the Dayton Peace Accords between Yugoslavia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, which ended a three-and-half-year war in Bosnia.Brad Lendon, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Indeed, one of the things the movies and TV always get wrong is that whenever there’s a scene in a restaurant the characters converse with barely a whisper in the background.John Mariani, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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On his journey to figure out how to fix it, T meets vibrant individuals along the way, trying to converse and pick others’ brains to achieve his ultimate goal – to protect all his possessions.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes are sitting in a hotel room in New York, giggling like mischievous children.Rachel Handler, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Fulton’s grooves are squirrelly as ever, a haywire riot of laser zaps and giggling güiros, ’60s funk and samba schools, bumblebee Moogs and tumbling congas.Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
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Could anyone utter these lofty words today without courting a chorus of snickers, a social-media immolation?George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sugar might have caught its share of snickers when its big plot twist was revealed, but Colin Farrell is a huge movie star who carried that show, and that should be enough to give him the edge.Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 July 2024
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“Cackle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cackle. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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