cackle
verb /ˈkækl/
/ˈkækl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cackle | /ˈkækl/ /ˈkækl/ |
| he / she / it cackles | /ˈkæklz/ /ˈkæklz/ |
| past simple cackled | /ˈkækld/ /ˈkækld/ |
| past participle cackled | /ˈkækld/ /ˈkækld/ |
| -ing form cackling | /ˈkæklɪŋ/ /ˈkæklɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (of a chicken) to make a loud unpleasant noise
- [intransitive, transitive] to laugh in a loud unpleasant way
- They all cackled with delight.
- to cackle with glee/laughter/mirth/pleasure
- He cackled wildly at the thought.
- + speech ‘I won. Too bad,’ she cackled.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loudly
- maniacally
- manically
- …
- with
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Middle Low German kākelen, partly imitative, reinforced by kāke ‘jaw, cheek’.