cackle (redirected from cackles)

cack·le  (kkl)

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.

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[Middle English cakelen, probably from Middle Low German kkeln, of imitative origin.]

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cackler n.

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cackle

Verb

[-ling, -led]

1. to laugh shrilly

2. (of a hen) to squawk with shrill broken notes

Noun

the sound of cackling [probably imitative]

cackling adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cackle - the sound made by a hen after laying an egg cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
	2.	cackle - noisy talk                           chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak talk, talking - an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here" blether, chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle - idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
	3.	cackle - a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle laugh, laughter - the sound of laughing
Verb	1.	cackle - talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine" mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	2.	cackle - squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" gaggle - make a noise characteristic of a goose; "Cackling geese"
	3.	cackle - emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing express joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter

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cackle

verb 1. laugh, giggle, chuckle

noun 2. laugh, giggle, chuckle

Translations

cackle [ˈkækl] vi → cacarear

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cackle [ˈkækl] vi → caqueter

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cackle [ˈkækl] vi (person) (laugh) → meckernd lachen;

(hen) → gackern

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cackle [ˈkækl] vi → schiamazzare

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cackle

n cackle [ˈkӕkl]

1 the sound made by a hen or goose. kekkel قَرْقَرَةُ الدَّجاج أو الأوز кудкудякане kdákání, kejhání skralden das Gackern κακάρισμα cacareo kaagutus صدای مرغ؛ قدقد kotkotus caquet לְקַרקֵר कुड़कुड़ kokodakanje, kvocanje, gakanje kodácsolás berkotek gagg, klak coccodè くわっくわっ 꼬꼬댁 우는 소리 karksėjimas, gargsėjimas kladzināšana ketak het kakelen kakling, snadring gdakanie cacarejo cotcodăcit; gâgâit кудахтанье; гоготанье kotkodákanie, gáganie kokodakanje, gaganje kokodakanje kackel, kacklande เสียงร้องของไก่หรือห่าน gıdaklama (sesi) 咯咯聲 кудкудакання; ґелґотання مرغی یا مرغابی کی آواز tiếng gà cục tác 咯咯声

2 a laugh which sounds like this an evil cackle. kekkel قَهْقَهَةٌ кикотене chichotání skraldgrin das Gelächter κακαριστό γέλιο carcajada kõkutus قه قه خندیدن käkätys gloussement צְחוֹק פָּרוּע हंसी जिसकी आवाज इससे मिलती हो klepetanje, blebetanje,hihotanje gágogás tawa hneggjandi/gaggandi hlátur risata rumorosa かん高い笑い 깔깔거리는 웃음 kikenimas tarkšķēšana terkekek-kekek gekakel kneggende latter chichot, rechot gargalhada râs pe înfundate гогот chichotanie, chechot krohotanje cerekanje skrockande เสียงหัวเราะที่ดังแหลม keh keh gülme 咯咯笑 зубоскальство مرغی جیسی آواز کی ہنسی cười khúc khích 咯咯笑

v

to make such a sound. spetter يُطَقْطِقُ тропам ťukat, ťapkat tromme prasseln ελαφροχτυπώ repiqueteo, golpeteo, tamborileo pladistama چک چک کردن؛ تاپ تاپ کردن ropista crépiter בִּנְקִישוֹת מְהִירוֹת ותכוּפוֹת टपटपाने की आवाज करना kuckanje kopog mengetuk smásmella og skella picchiettare, picchierellare パタパタと音をたてる 후두둑 소리를 내다 kapsėti, tuksėti grabināt; čabināt; tikšķēt berdetas-detas rikketikken klapre; plaske bębnić tiquetaquear a răpăi легко постукивать ťukať, ťapkať škrebljati dobovati smattra ทำให้เกิดเสียงเคาะเบา ๆ pıt(ır) pıt(ır) etmek, pıtırdamak 劈啪作響 затрепетати ٹپ ٹپ کرنا rơi lộp độp 劈啪作响