cachinnate

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From Latin cacchinō (laugh aloud), an onomatopoeia.

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Infinitive
to cachinnate

Third person singular
cachinnates

Simple past
cachinnated

Past participle
cachinnated

Present participle
cachinnating

to cachinnate (third-person singular simple present cachinnates, present participle cachinnating, simple past and past participle cachinnated)

  1. (intransitive) To laugh loudly, immoderately, or too often.
    The villian began to cachinnate and twirl his moustache.

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