— cackler , n.
/kak"euhl/ , v. , cackled, cackling , n.
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.
v.t.
4. to utter with cackles; express by cackling: They cackled their disapproval.
n.
5. the act or sound of cackling.
6. chatter; idle talk.
[ 1175-1225; ME cakelen; c. D kakelen, LG kakeln, Sw kackla ]