cack·le (k k  l)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 k  keln, of imitative origin.]cack ler n. |
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| Noun | 1. | cackler - a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk |
| 2. |  cackler - any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidaeoscine, oscine bird - passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus genus Timalia, Timalia - type genus of the Timaliidae |
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