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cackler
cack·le C0010000 (kăk′əl)v. cack·led, cack·ling, cack·les v.intr.1. To make the shrill cry characteristic of a hen after laying an egg.2. To laugh or talk in a shrill manner.v.tr. To utter in cackles: cackled a sarcastic reply.n.1. The act or sound of cackling.2. Shrill laughter.3. Foolish chatter. [Middle English cakelen, probably from Middle Low German kākeln, of imitative origin.] cack′ler n.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cackler - a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawkbiddy, hen - adult female chicken | | 2. | cackler - any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidaebabbleroscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatusgenus Timalia, Timalia - type genus of the Timaliidae | IdiomsSeecacklecackler
Synonyms for cacklernoun a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawkRelated Wordsnoun any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant songSynonymsRelated Words- oscine
- oscine bird
- genus Timalia
- Timalia
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