cackle

cack·le

 (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.

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

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cack′ler n.

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cackle

(ˈkækəl)

vb

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

2. (intr) to laugh or chatter raucously

3. (tr) to utter in a cackling manner

n

4. the noise or act of cackling

5. noisy chatter

6. cut the cackle informal to stop chattering; be quiet

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

ˈcackler n

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cack•le

(ˈkæk əl)

v. -led, -ling,
n. v.i.

1. to utter a shrill, broken cry, as of a hen.

2. to laugh in a shrill, broken manner.

3. to chatter noisily.

v.t.

4. to express with a cackling sound: They cackled their disapproval.

n.

5. the act or sound of cackling.

6. chatter; idle talk.

[1175–1225; Middle English cakelen]

cack′ler, n.

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cackle

Past participle: cackled
Gerund: cackling

Imperative

cackle

cackle

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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 The old lady cackled with glee.

noun

1. laugh, giggle, chuckle He let out a brief cackle of triumph.

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cackle

verb

To express amusement, mirth, or scorn by smiling and emitting loud, inarticulate sounds:

cachinnate, guffaw, laugh.

Informal: heehaw.

Idioms: die laughing, laugh one's head off, roll in the aisles, split one's sides.

noun

An act of laughing:

cachinnation, guffaw, laugh, laughter.

Informal: heehaw.

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Translations

قَرْقَرَةُ الدَّجاج أو الأوزقَهْقَهَةٌيُوَقْوِق، يُقَرْقِر، يُثَرْثِر

chichotáníchichotat sekdákáníkdákatkejhání

skraldenskraldgrin

GackernGelächter

κακαρίζωφλυαρία

cacarearcarcajada

kaakattaakaakatus

caquetgloussementglousser

gágogáskodácsolkodácsolás

gagg, klakgaggahneggjandi/gaggandi hlátur

piantatela!schiamazzareschiamazzo

gargsėjimasgargsėtikarksėjimaskarksėtikikenimas

kladzināšanakladzināttarkšķēšanatarkšķēt

kaklekaklingkneggende lattersnadresnadring

кудахтаньекудахтать

gáganiegágaťkotkodákaniekotkodákať

gıdaklamakeh keh gülmekeh keh gülmek

咯咯叫咯咯笑母鸡或鹅发出的咯咯声

cackle

[ˈkækl]

A. N [of hen] → cacareo m; (= laugh) → risa f aguda; (= chatter) → parloteo m
cut the cackle! → ¡corta el rollo!

B. VI [hen] → cacarear; [person] → reírse a carcajada limpia, carcajearse

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cackle

[ˈkæk^əl] vi (= laugh) → glousser

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cackle

n (of hens) → Gackern nt; (= laughter) → (meckerndes) Lachen; (inf, = chatter) → Geblödel nt (inf)

vi (hens) → gackern; (= laugh) → meckernd lachen; (inf: = talk) → schwatzen

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cackle

[ˈkækl]

1. n (of hen) → coccodè m; (laugh) → risolino (stridulo); (chatter) → chiacchierio

2. vi (hen) → fare coccodè; (person, laugh) → ridacchiare

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cackle

(ˈkӕkl) noun

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

2. a laugh which sounds like this. an evil cackle. kekkel قَهْقَهَةٌ кикотене gargalhada chichotání das Gelächter skraldgrin κακαριστό γέλιο carcajada kõkutus قه قه خندیدن kätkätys 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 낄낄대는 웃음소리 kikenimas tarkšķēšana terkekek-kekek gekakelkneggende latter chichot, rechot قهقه خندا 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

verb

to make such a sound. kekkel يُوَقْوِق، يُقَرْقِر، يُثَرْثِر крякам cacarejar kdákat, kejhat; chichotat se gackern slå en skraldende latter op κακαρίζωcacarear kaagutama صدای مرغ درآوردن kaakattaa, kätkättää glousser לִצְחוֹק צְחוֹק פָּרוּע कुड़कुड़ करना kokodakati, kvocati, gakati kodácsol tertawa gagga chiocciare, fare coccodè くわっくわっと鳴く 꼬꼬댁 소리를 내다, 낄낄대다 karksėti, gargsėti, kikenti kladzināt; tarkšķēt mengekek kakelenkakle, snadre, skravle gdakać د چرګ غږ تقلیدول cacarejar a cotcodăci кудахтать; гоготать kotkodákať, gágať krohotati se cerekati se kackla, skrocka หัวเราะเสียงดังแหลม keh keh gülmek 咯咯叫 кудкудакати; ґелґотати مرغی جیسی آواز نکالنا cười khúc khích 咯咯叫

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