About The Word Cackle
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Cackle Definition And Meaning |
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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. |
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