Dictionary
cack•le
Pronunciation: (kak'ul), [key]
—v., -led, -ling,
—n.
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v.i.
1. to utter a shrill, broken sound or cry, as of a hen.
2. to laugh in a shrill, broken manner.
3. to chatter noisily; prattle.
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v.t.
to utter with cackles; express by cackling:
They cackled their disapproval.
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n.
1. the act or sound of cackling.
2. chatter; idle talk.
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