cackle

[ kak-uhl ]

/ ˈkæk əl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cackle ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used without object), cack·led, cack·ling.

to utter a shrill, broken sound or cry, as of a hen.

to laugh in a shrill, broken manner.

to chatter noisily; prattle.

verb (used with object), cack·led, cack·ling.

to utter with cackles; express by cackling: They cackled their disapproval.

noun

the act or sound of cackling.

chatter; idle talk.

Origin of cackle

1175–1225; Middle English cakelen; cognate with Dutch kakelen,Low German kakeln,Swedish kackla

OTHER WORDS FROM cackle

cackler, noun

Words nearby cackle

cacique, caciquism, cack, cackermander, cack-handed, cackle, cackleberry, cacky, caco-, cacodemon, cacodyl

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Example sentences from the Web for cackle

For most of the film I was too mortified to actually laugh out loud, but that one got a cackle from me.
Real Pilots Laugh at ‘Flight’|Patrick Smith|November 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Kabakov is the Beckett of the art world, creating silences and divorcing himself from the cackle.
Is This Anti-Soviet Art?|Jimmy So|October 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“I am wreaking a double vengeance,” writes Cellini, barely suppressing a cackle.
The First Celebrity Tell-All|Nathaniel Rich|September 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The cackle of a hen, after having laid an egg and left her nest, is decidedly characteristic.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892|Various

Now move on, and mind you cackle properly, and bow your head before that old duck yonder, who is the noblest born of them all.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, August 10, 1895|Various
From the old worldling broke forth an involuntary low laugh, which was a sort of cackle.
T. Tembarom|Frances Hodgson Burnett
Chickens began to cackle, and to their ears came the sound of pounding feet.
The Wishing Well|Mildred A. Wirt
He soon began to bark like Fid, and to growl like Bronti; to cackle like the hens, and to imitate every loud noise that he heard.
Kindness to Animals|Charlotte Elizabeth

British Dictionary definitions for cackle

cackle

/ (ˈkækəl) /

verb

(intr) (esp of a hen) to squawk with shrill notes

(intr) to laugh or chatter raucously

(tr) to utter in a cackling manner

noun

the noise or act of cackling

noisy chatter

cut the cackle informal to stop chattering; be quiet

Derived forms of cackle

cackler, noun

Word Origin for cackle

C13: probably from Middle Low German kākelen, of imitative origin

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单词	cackle
释义	cackle [ kak-uhl ] / ˈkæk əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cackle ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), cack·led, cack·ling. to utter a shrill, broken sound or cry, as of a hen. to laugh in a shrill, broken manner. to chatter noisily; prattle. verb (used with object), cack·led, cack·ling. to utter with cackles; express by cackling: They cackled their disapproval. noun the act or sound of cackling. chatter; idle talk. Origin of cackle 1175–1225; Middle English cakelen; cognate with Dutch kakelen,Low German kakeln,Swedish kackla OTHER WORDS FROM cackle cackler, noun Words nearby cackle cacique, caciquism, cack, cackermander, cack-handed, cackle, cackleberry, cacky, caco-, cacodemon, cacodyl Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cackle For most of the film I was too mortified to actually laugh out loud, but that one got a cackle from me. Real Pilots Laugh at ‘Flight’\|Patrick Smith\|November 18, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Kabakov is the Beckett of the art world, creating silences and divorcing himself from the cackle. Is This Anti-Soviet Art?\|Jimmy So\|October 22, 2011\|DAILY BEAST “I am wreaking a double vengeance,” writes Cellini, barely suppressing a cackle. The First Celebrity Tell-All\|Nathaniel Rich\|September 22, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The cackle of a hen, after having laid an egg and left her nest, is decidedly characteristic. Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892\|Various Now move on, and mind you cackle properly, and bow your head before that old duck yonder, who is the noblest born of them all. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, August 10, 1895\|Various From the old worldling broke forth an involuntary low laugh, which was a sort of cackle. T. Tembarom\|Frances Hodgson Burnett Chickens began to cackle, and to their ears came the sound of pounding feet. The Wishing Well\|Mildred A. Wirt He soon began to bark like Fid, and to growl like Bronti; to cackle like the hens, and to imitate every loud noise that he heard. Kindness to Animals\|Charlotte Elizabeth British Dictionary definitions for cackle cackle / (ˈkækəl) / verb (intr) (esp of a hen) to squawk with shrill notes (intr) to laugh or chatter raucously (tr) to utter in a cackling manner noun the noise or act of cackling noisy chatter cut the cackle informal to stop chattering; be quiet Derived forms of cackle cackler, noun Word Origin for cackle C13: probably from Middle Low German kākelen, of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cackle giggle, guffaw, chortle, quack, cluck, snicker, crow, snigger, gobble, titter, gibber, chuckle, blather, burble, babble, jabber
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cackle

verb (used without object), cack·led, cack·ling.

verb (used with object), cack·led, cack·ling.

noun

Origin of cackle

OTHER WORDS FROM cackle

Words nearby cackle

Example sentences from the Web for cackle

British Dictionary definitions for cackle

verb

noun

Derived forms of cackle

Word Origin for cackle

Words related to cackle