cackle

cack-le · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (of a hen) To make a loud, clucking cry, especially after laying an egg.

  2. 2.

    To laugh in a loud, harsh, or shrill manner.

  3. 3.

    To talk or chatter noisily.

Related words

See also: cluck, laugh
Synonyms: chuckle, cluck, laugh

Etymology

From Middle English cakelen, of imitative origin, resembling the sound made by a hen.