cackling


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.
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