cackle: Meaning and Definition of
cack•le
Pronunciation: (kak'ul), [key]
— v., n. -led, -ling,
—v.i.
- to utter a shrill, broken sound or cry, as of a hen.
- to laugh in a shrill, broken manner.
- to chatter noisily; prattle.
—v.t.
- to utter with cackles; express by cackling: They cackled their disapproval.
—n.
- the act or sound of cackling.
- chatter; idle talk.
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