English dictionary
cackle
/'k/&/k/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
Source: WordNet 3.0
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noisy talk
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a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
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The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg.
Source: webster1913
verb
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talk or utter in a cackling manner
ExamplesThe women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
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emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.
Source: webster1913