To laugh, especially in a loud or harsh way
“They cackle loudly at something funny someone has apparently said.”
To give a raucous clucking cry, especially of a bird or animal
“Some have suggested that hens cackle to announce to roosters their renewed receptivity to mating.”
To engage in (typically meaningless or unimportant) conversation
“And so the ladies cackle on, lamenting about the shortcomings of the girls of today.”
To (excessively) boast about one's accomplishments, qualities, or possessions
To emit or cause to emit sound
Plural for a laugh or cry indicating amusement or hilarity
“The women in the class had let out a triumphant cackle at the thought of their ex-husbands being forced to clean their houses for them in order to survive.”
Plural for conversation that is casual or informal
“The noise was not the mindless cackle of fools but the reasonable gaiety of a very agreeable set of people.”
Plural for cackle
Plural for a shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird
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