CACKLE


Meaning of CACKLE in English

— 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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .