verb
- to laugh loudly or immoderately
Usage: formal; rare
Examples
- The audience began to cachinnate at the comedian’s outrageous joke.
- She couldn’t help but cachinnate when she saw the ridiculous costume.
- The children would cachinnate whenever their teacher made a silly face.
- His tendency to cachinnate at inappropriate moments made others uncomfortable.
- The old friends cachinnated over their shared memories from college.