cackle
cackle is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle. Arbuthnot.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is to laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle. Arbuthnot called?
- What is to talk in a silly manner; to prattle. Johnson called?
- What is the sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg. By her cackle saved the state. Dryden called?
- What is idle talk; silly prattle. There is a buzz and cackle all around regarding the sermon. Thackeray called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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