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·nation n. cachin·na′tor n. |
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