CACKLING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

cackling

verb

present participle of cackle

as in chatting

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 laughing

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 cackling The shocker, of course, is activated via remote control, held by a cackling Knoxville. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026 Without hesitation, the Thunder players merged, all cackling simultaneously. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 27 May 2026 Earlier, Mitchell’s Avdotya has attacked him with a pillow, railing and cackling. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026 And Winston left fans cackling with his version, which poked fun at his infamous crab leg theft from his time at Florida State University in 2014. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025 As the backstory evolved, Calico townswoman Sarah Marshall transformed into the Green Witch on the gallows, turned her accusing neighbors into monsters with a wicked curse and vanished in a puff of smoke with a cackling laugh. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025 Hundreds of shops at CST Road are crammed along half a mile of bumpy road with cackling traffic. — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 6 Sep. 2025 Then, Kelce was asked about all the Chiefs fandom that was seen in the São Paulo streets, and his response had everyone in the room cackling. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025 Wisecracking, cackling mini-maniac Teddy was the daredevil of the group. — Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025

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His vocal approach is very much him — in that there appears to be no separation between the man who sings the songs and the guy who is chatting to you between songs.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
The New York Representative also shared the news and revealed details about the proposal while chatting with Business Insider.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of chatting

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Just as the geeky navel-gazing threatens to become tedious, a joke or a wink keeps the audience laughing and focused on the fantastical story Schoenbrun actually wants to tell—which isn’t a genuine slasher at all.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
There’s a lot of laughing and screaming [performance] notes across the open water.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of laughing

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Two economists talking Acemoglu points to his relationship with his former colleague and fellow star economist, Stanford’s Erik Brynjolffson, as a model for how the AI debate could go.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
But how much eye contact is the appropriate amount when talking or listening to another person?

— Terry Ward, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of talking

Verb

But there’s something else Sirianni realized in conversing with the chatbot.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The series will feature Questlove and three guests playing a variety of games from Uno to Jenga to original Questlove creations, all while conversing about their lives and careers.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 2 July 2026

Definition of conversing

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In a New York Times interview, producer Tyran Donaldson, who has also worked with SZA, recalled chuckling at listening to the Diamonds work with the instrument.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026
And The Rest Is Football(Netflix, YouTube) is the latest podcast to make the leap to the small screen, with former England internationals Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and the ever-chuckling Micah Richards serving up a daily helping of World Cup analysis alongside the usual chummy banter.

— Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 10 June 2026

Definition of chuckling

Verb

If Hollywood is quick to take a bite out of an injured party, the town’s Mandarins and chattering classes are equally swift to offer advice, solicited or not.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026
That’s nothing more than a nonsensical, demonizing political narrative spewed by left-wing politicians and their brethren in the progressive chattering class.

— Michael Zais, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026

Definition of chattering

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