Cackle

v. i.

To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.

v. i.

To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle.

v. i.

To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.

n.

The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg.

n.

Idle talk; silly prattle.


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