cackle
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cack·le
(kăk′əl)v. cack·led, cack·ling, cack·les
v.intr.
1. To make the shrill cry characteristic of a hen after laying an egg.
2. To laugh or talk in a shrill manner.
v.tr.
To utter in cackles: cackled a sarcastic reply.
n.
1. The act or sound of cackling.
2. Shrill laughter.
3. Foolish chatter.
[Middle English cakelen, probably from Middle Low German kākeln, of imitative origin.]
cack′ler n.
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cackle
(ˈkækəl)vb
1. (intr) (esp of a hen) to squawk with shrill notes
2. (intr) to laugh or chatter raucously
3. (tr) to utter in a cackling manner
n
4. the noise or act of cackling
5. noisy chatter
6. cut the cackle informal to stop chattering; be quiet
[C13: probably from Middle Low German kākelen, of imitative origin]
ˈcackler n
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cack•le
(ˈkæk əl)v. -led, -ling,
n. v.i.
1. to utter a shrill, broken cry, as of a hen.
2. to laugh in a shrill, broken manner.
3. to chatter noisily.
v.t. 4. to express with a cackling sound: They cackled their disapproval.
n. 5. the act or sound of cackling.
6. chatter; idle talk.
[1175–1225; Middle English cakelen]
cack′ler, n.
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cackle
Past participle: cackled
Gerund: cackling
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| Noun | 1. | cackle - the sound made by a hen after laying an egg cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night" |
| 2. |  cackle - noisy talk | |
| 3. | cackle - a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle | |
| Verb | 1. | cackle - talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine" |
| 2. | cackle - squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" gaggle - make a noise characteristic of a goose; "Cackling geese" | |
| 3. | cackle - emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing |
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cackle
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cackle
verbTo express amusement, mirth, or scorn by smiling and emitting loud, inarticulate sounds:
Informal: heehaw.
An act of laughing:
Informal: heehaw.
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cackle
[ˈkækl]A. N [of hen] → cacareo m; (= laugh) → risa f aguda; (= chatter) → parloteo m
cut the cackle! → ¡corta el rollo!
cut the cackle! → ¡corta el rollo!
B. VI [hen] → cacarear; [person] → reírse a carcajada limpia, carcajearse
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cackle
(ˈkӕkl) noun1. the sound made by a hen or goose. cacareo
2. a laugh which sounds like this. an evil cackle.carcajada
verb to make such a sound. cacarear
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