CACKLE


Meaning of CACKLE in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. a clucking sound as of a hen or a goose.

2 a loud silly laugh.

3 noisy inconsequential talk.

--v.

1. intr. emit a cackle.

2 intr. talk noisily and inconsequentially.

3 tr. utter or express with a cackle.

Phrases and idioms:

cut the cackle colloq. stop talking aimlessly and come to the point.

Etymology: ME prob. f. MLG, MDu. kakelen (imit.)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.