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Cackle

Cackle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Cackle? [n] a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle [n] noisy talk [n] the sound made by a hen after laying an egg [v] emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing [v] squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens [v] talk or utter in a cackling manner; "Hello!," the women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine. Synonyms \| Synonyms for Cackle: chatter \| yack \| yak \| yakety-yak Related Terms \| Find terms related to Cackle: babble \| babblement \| bark \| bavardage \| bawl \| be in stitches \| belch \| bellow \| belly laugh \| bibble-babble \| blab \| blabber \| blah-blah \| blare \| blat \| blather \| blether \| blethers \| blubber \| boff \| boffola \| boom \| bray \| break up \| breathe \| burr \| burst into laughter \| burst of laughter \| burst out \| burst out laughing \| burst with laughter \| bust a gut \| buzz \| cachinnate \| cachinnation \| call \| caquet \| caqueterie \| carol \| caw \| chant \| chat \| chatter \| cheep \| chirk \| chirp \| chirr \| chirrup \| chitter \| chitter-chatter \| chortle \| chuck \| chuckle \| clack \| clang \| clangor \| clank \| clash \| clatter \| cluck \| cock-a-doodle-doo \| convulsion \| coo \| craunch \| croak \| cronk \| crow \| crump \| crunch \| cuckoo \| drawl \| drum \| exclaim \| fit of laughter \| flute \| gab \| gabble \| gaggle \| gales of laughter \| gas \| gasp \| gibber \| gibble-gabble \| giggle \| go into convulsions \| gobble \| gossip \| grind \| groan \| growl \| grumble \| grunt \| guff \| guffaw \| guggle \| ha-ha \| hearty laugh \| hee-haw \| hee-hee \| hilarity \| hiss \| ho-ho \| Homeric laughter \| honk \| hoo \| hoot \| horselaugh \| hot air \| idle talk \| jabber \| jangle \| jar \| keen \| laugh \| laugh it up \| laugh outright \| laughing \| laughter \| lilt \| mere talk \| mumble \| murmur \| mutter \| natter \| nearly die laughing \| nonsense talk \| outburst of laughter \| palaver \| pant \| peal of laughter \| peep \| pip \| pipe \| prate \| prating \| prattle \| prittle-prattle \| quack \| rasp \| risibility \| roar \| roar of laughter \| roar with laughter \| roll \| rumble \| scold \| scranch \| scrape \| scratch \| scream \| screech \| scrunch \| shake like jelly \| shake with laughter \| shout \| shout of laughter \| shriek \| sibilate \| sigh \| sing \| snap \| snarl \| snicker \| snigger \| snore \| snort \| sob \| split \| split with laughter \| squall \| squawk \| squeal \| talkee-talkee \| tee-hee \| thunder \| titter \| tittle-tattle \| trill \| trumpet \| twaddle \| twang \| twattle \| tweet \| twit \| twitter \| wail \| warble \| whine \| whisper \| whistle \| yak \| yakkety-yak \| yap \| yawp \| yell \| yelp \| yuck \| yuk-yuk See Also \| blether \| chin music \| cry \| emit \| express joy \| express mirth \| gaggle \| idle talk \| laugh \| laugh \| laughter \| let loose \| let out \| mouth \| prate \| prattle \| speak \| talk \| talk \| talking \| utter \| verbalise \| verbalize Cackle In Webster's Dictionary \Cac"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cackled} (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cackling}.] [OE. cakelen; cf. LG. kakeln, D. kakelen, G. gackeln, gackern; all of imitative origin. Cf. {Gagle}, {Cake} to cackle.] 1. To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does. When every goose is cackling. --Shak. 2. To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle. --Arbuthnot. 3. To talk in a silly manner; to prattle. --Johnson. \Cac"kle\, n. 1. The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg. By her cackle saved the state. --Dryden. 2. Idle talk; silly prattle. There is a buzz and cackle all around regarding the sermon. --Thackeray.

Cackle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cackle?

[n] a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
[n] noisy talk
[n] the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
[v] emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
[v] squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
[v] talk or utter in a cackling manner; "Hello!," the women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine.

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cackle: chatter | yack | yak | yakety-yak

Cackle In Webster's Dictionary

\Cac"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cackled} (-k'ld); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Cackling}.] [OE. cakelen; cf. LG. kakeln, D.
kakelen, G. gackeln, gackern; all of imitative origin. Cf.
{Gagle}, {Cake} to cackle.]
1. To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose
   does.

         When every goose is cackling.         --Shak.

2. To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen
   or a goose; to giggle. --Arbuthnot.

3. To talk in a silly manner; to prattle. --Johnson.


\Cac"kle\, n.
1. The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that
   has laid an egg.

         By her cackle saved the state.        --Dryden.

2. Idle talk; silly prattle.

         There is a buzz and cackle all around regarding the
         sermon.                               --Thackeray.

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