cackle

cack·le

C0010000 (kăk′əl)v. cack·led, cack·ling, cack·les v.intr.1. To make the shrill cry characteristic of a hen after laying an egg.2. To laugh or talk in a shrill manner.v.tr. To utter in cackles: cackled a sarcastic reply.n.1. The act or sound of cackling.2. Shrill laughter.3. Foolish chatter.

[Middle English cakelen, probably from Middle Low German kākeln, of imitative origin.]

cack′ler n.

cackle

(ˈkækəl) vb1. (intr) (esp of a hen) to squawk with shrill notes2. (intr) to laugh or chatter raucously3. (tr) to utter in a cackling mannern4. the noise or act of cackling5. noisy chatter6. cut the cackle informal to stop chattering; be quiet[C13: probably from Middle Low German kākelen, of imitative origin] ˈcackler n

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(ˈkæk əl)

v. -led, -ling,
n. v.i. 1. to utter a shrill, broken cry, as of a hen. 2. to laugh in a shrill, broken manner. 3. to chatter noisily. v.t. 4. to express with a cackling sound: They cackled their disapproval. n. 5. the act or sound of cackling. 6. chatter; idle talk. [1175–1225; Middle English cakelen] cack′ler, n.

cackle

Past participle: cackled
Gerund: cackling

Imperative
cackle
cackle

Present
I cackle
you cackle
he/she/it cackles
we cackle
you cackle
they cackle

Preterite
I cackled
you cackled
he/she/it cackled
we cackled
you cackled
they cackled

Present Continuous
I am cackling
you are cackling
he/she/it is cackling
we are cackling
you are cackling
they are cackling

Present Perfect
I have cackled
you have cackled
he/she/it has cackled
we have cackled
you have cackled
they have cackled

Past Continuous
I was cackling
you were cackling
he/she/it was cackling
we were cackling
you were cackling
they were cackling

Past Perfect
I had cackled
you had cackled
he/she/it had cackled
we had cackled
you had cackled
they had cackled

Future
I will cackle
you will cackle
he/she/it will cackle
we will cackle
you will cackle
they will cackle

Future Perfect
I will have cackled
you will have cackled
he/she/it will have cackled
we will have cackled
you will have cackled
they will have cackled

Future Continuous
I will be cackling
you will be cackling
he/she/it will be cackling
we will be cackling
you will be cackling
they will be cackling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cackling
you have been cackling
he/she/it has been cackling
we have been cackling
you have been cackling
they have been cackling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cackling
you will have been cackling
he/she/it will have been cackling
we will have been cackling
you will have been cackling
they will have been cackling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cackling
you had been cackling
he/she/it had been cackling
we had been cackling
you had been cackling
they had been cackling

Conditional
I would cackle
you would cackle
he/she/it would cackle
we would cackle
you would cackle
they would cackle

Past Conditional
I would have cackled
you would have cackled
he/she/it would have cackled
we would have cackled
you would have cackled
they would have cackled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cackle - the sound made by a hen after laying an eggcry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
	2.	cackle - noisy talk chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yaktalk, talking - an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"blether, chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle - idle or foolish and irrelevant talk
	3.	cackle - a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cacklelaugh, laughter - the sound of laughing
Verb	1.	cackle - talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	2.	cackle - squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of henslet loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"gaggle - make a noise characteristic of a goose; "Cackling geese"
	3.	cackle - emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughingexpress joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter

cackle

verb1. laugh, giggle, chuckle The old lady cackled with glee.noun1. laugh, giggle, chuckle He let out a brief cackle of triumph.

cackle

verbTo express amusement, mirth, or scorn by smiling and emitting loud, inarticulate sounds:cachinnate, guffaw, laugh.Informal: heehaw.Idioms: die laughing, laugh one's head off, roll in the aisles, split one's sides.nounAn act of laughing:cachinnation, guffaw, laugh, laughter.Informal: heehaw.

Translations

咯咯叫咯咯笑母鸡或鹅发出的咯咯声

cackle

(ˈkӕkl) noun1. the sound made by a hen or goose. 母鸡或鹅发出的咯咯声2. a laugh which sounds like this. an evil cackle.咯咯笑 verb to make such a sound. 咯咯叫

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autem cackletub

obsolete Any general meeting place of dissenters of a given denomination of the (Christian) church; a conventicle. "Autem" is an obsolete slang word for church, and "cackletub" (a slang term for the pulpit of a church) here refers to a place where those who spill secrets ("cackle") gather. I entered into the autem cackletub with trepidation, for who knows what sort one may find in a place of unruly dissent.See also: autem

cackling geese

Those who warn of something that is about to happen. Thank goodness for the cackling geese outside who ran in and told us to lock down the building because there was a man with a gun roaming the streets. My wife is skeptical of them, but I always tune in to those cackling geese giving the weather report—I don't want to get caught in a blizzard!See also: cackle, geese

cut the cackle

To stop talking in order to do something more important. Primarily heard in UK. All right, everyone, let's cut the cackle and start brainstorming ideas for this new project.See also: cackle, cut

he that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens

If you want something desirable or appealing, you must endure the annoying or unpleasant things that accompany it. A: "I really want to start my own business, but I'm overwhelmed by all the small steps along the way." B: "Well, he that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens."See also: cackle, egg, endure, have, he, hen, must, of, that

He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens.

Prov. You must be willing to endure unpleasant, irritating things in order to get what you want. Sue: I'm tired of working after school. All the customers at the store are so rude. Mother: But you wanted money to buy a car. He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens, dear.See also: cackle, egg, endure, have, he, hen, must, of, that

cut the cackle

BRITISH, OLD-FASHIONEDIf you tell someone to cut the cackle, you are telling them to stop talking nonsense. They were basically told to cut the cackle and get back to work.See also: cackle, cut

cut the cackle

stop talking aimlessly and come to the point. informalSee also: cackle, cut

cut the ˈcackle

(informal) stop talking and start working, etc. properly; start talking about the important matters: Let’s cut the cackle and get down to business. Cackle refers to the loud noise made by chickens.See also: cackle, cut

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He that would have eggs must endure the cackling of hens.

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verb laugh

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noun laugh

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verb to express amusement, mirth, or scorn by smiling and emitting loud, inarticulate sounds

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noun an act of laughing

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noun the sound made by a hen after laying an egg

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noun noisy talk

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noun a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle

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verb talk or utter in a cackling manner

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verb squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens

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verb emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing

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