What does "cackle" mean?
Cackle: To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle. Arbuthnot.
Additional senses
- 2.To talk in a silly manner; to prattle. Johnson.
- 3.The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg. By her cackle saved the state. Dryden.
- 4.Idle talk; silly prattle. There is a buzz and cackle all around regarding the sermon. Thackeray.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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