Associations to the word «Cackle»

Wiktionary

CACKLE, noun. The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg
CACKLE, noun. A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.
CACKLE, verb. (intransitive) To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.
CACKLE, verb. (intransitive) To laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry.
CACKLE, verb. (intransitive) To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.
CACKLE BLADDER, noun. Alternative spelling of cackle-bladder

Dictionary definition

CACKLE, noun. The sound made by a hen after laying an egg.
CACKLE, noun. Noisy talk.
CACKLE, noun. A loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle.
CACKLE, verb. Talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine".
CACKLE, verb. Squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens.
CACKLE, verb. Emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing.

Wise words

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