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cackle

/ cackle /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a loud laugh suggestive of a hen''s cackle
Type of:
laugh laughter
noun Sense 2
the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
Type of:
cry
verb Sense 3
emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
Type of:
laugh express joy express mirth
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
Type of:
utter emit let out
Kinds of:
gaggle
Derived:
babbler cackler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 5
talk or utter in a cackling manner
"The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"
Type of:
talk speak utter
Derived:
yak yack yakety-yak chatter cackler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
noun Sense 6
noisy talk
Type of:
talk talking
Kinds of:
prate prattle idle talk blether chin music
Derived:
chew the fat shoot the breeze chat confabulate confab
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
32
Times Searched
21
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Related Words

laugh laughter cry express joy express mirth utter emit let out gaggle talk speak talking