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cack·le
 cackle
- pronunciation:
- kae
k
 l
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
cackled, cackles, cackling |
| definition 1: |
to make the sharp, broken cry of a hen.
The chickens are cackling out in the yard.- similar words:
- gabble
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| definition 2: |
to laugh or speak with such a sound.
The witch cackled as she contemplated her evil spell.- similar words:
- gabble
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| related words: |
chatter, chortle, gobble, laugh, quack |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to laugh or utter in cackles.
She cackled her words of contempt. |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the shrill, clucking noise that a hen makes, esp. after laying an egg.
We had heard the cackle of the hen and expected to find an egg.- similar words:
- gabble
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| definition 2: |
sharp, broken laughter.
- similar words:
- gabble
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| related words: |
chatter, chortle, gobble, laugh |
| derivation: |
cackler (n.) |
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