cackling

cack-ling · verb, noun, adjective

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Definitions

verb, noun, adjective

  1. 1.

    Present participle of "cackle": making a harsh, clucking sound like a hen.

  2. 2.

    The sound of cackling; harsh laughter.

  3. 3.

    Making a cackling sound.

  4. 4.

    Laughing in a loud, harsh way.

Related words

See also: cackle, clucking, hen, laugh

Etymology

From Middle English cakelen, of imitative origin, imitating the sound made by hens. First attested in the 13th century.