cachinnate


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cach·in·nate

 (kăk′ə-nāt′)
intr.v. cach·in·nat·ed, cach·in·nat·ing, cach·in·nates
To laugh hard, loudly, or convulsively; guffaw.

[Latin cachinnāre, cachinnāt-, of imitative origin.]

cach′in·na′tion n.
cach′in·na′tor n.
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cachinnate

(ˈkækɪˌneɪt)
vb
(intr) to laugh loudly
[C19: from Latin cacchināre, probably of imitative origin]
ˌcachinˈnatory adj
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cach•in•nate

(ˈkæk əˌneɪt)

v.i. -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
to laugh loudly or immoderately.
[1815–25; < Latin cachinnātus, past participle of cachinnāre to laugh loudly]
cach`in•na′tion, n.
cach′in•na`tor, n.
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cachinnate


Past participle: cachinnated
Gerund: cachinnating

Imperative
cachinnate
cachinnate
Present
I cachinnate
you cachinnate
he/she/it cachinnates
we cachinnate
you cachinnate
they cachinnate
Preterite
I cachinnated
you cachinnated
he/she/it cachinnated
we cachinnated
you cachinnated
they cachinnated
Present Continuous
I am cachinnating
you are cachinnating
he/she/it is cachinnating
we are cachinnating
you are cachinnating
they are cachinnating
Present Perfect
I have cachinnated
you have cachinnated
he/she/it has cachinnated
we have cachinnated
you have cachinnated
they have cachinnated
Past Continuous
I was cachinnating
you were cachinnating
he/she/it was cachinnating
we were cachinnating
you were cachinnating
they were cachinnating
Past Perfect
I had cachinnated
you had cachinnated
he/she/it had cachinnated
we had cachinnated
you had cachinnated
they had cachinnated
Future
I will cachinnate
you will cachinnate
he/she/it will cachinnate
we will cachinnate
you will cachinnate
they will cachinnate
Future Perfect
I will have cachinnated
you will have cachinnated
he/she/it will have cachinnated
we will have cachinnated
you will have cachinnated
they will have cachinnated
Future Continuous
I will be cachinnating
you will be cachinnating
he/she/it will be cachinnating
we will be cachinnating
you will be cachinnating
they will be cachinnating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cachinnating
you have been cachinnating
he/she/it has been cachinnating
we have been cachinnating
you have been cachinnating
they have been cachinnating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cachinnating
you will have been cachinnating
he/she/it will have been cachinnating
we will have been cachinnating
you will have been cachinnating
they will have been cachinnating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cachinnating
you had been cachinnating
he/she/it had been cachinnating
we had been cachinnating
you had been cachinnating
they had been cachinnating
Conditional
I would cachinnate
you would cachinnate
he/she/it would cachinnate
we would cachinnate
you would cachinnate
they would cachinnate
Past Conditional
I would have cachinnated
you would have cachinnated
he/she/it would have cachinnated
we would have cachinnated
you would have cachinnated
they would have cachinnated
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.cachinnate - laugh loudly and in an unrestrained way
express joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter
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cachinnate

verb
To express amusement, mirth, or scorn by smiling and emitting loud, inarticulate sounds:
Informal: heehaw.
Idioms: die laughing, laugh one's head off, roll in the aisles, split one's sides.
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