cackle
to utter a shrill, broken sound or cry, as of a hen.
to laugh in a shrill, broken manner.
to chatter noisily; prattle.
to utter with cackles; express by cackling: They cackled their disapproval.
the act or sound of cackling.
chatter; idle talk.
Origin of cackle
1Other words from cackle
- cackler, noun
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How to use cackle in a sentence
To pick out the greatest gossip, the sharpest tongue, the most inveterate cackler of the neighborhood!
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British Dictionary definitions for cackle
/ (ˈkækəl) /
(intr) (esp of a hen) to squawk with shrill notes
(intr) to laugh or chatter raucously
(tr) to utter in a cackling manner
the noise or act of cackling
noisy chatter
cut the cackle informal to stop chattering; be quiet
Origin of cackle
1Derived forms of cackle
- cackler, noun
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