Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To make the shrill cry characteristic of a hen after laying an egg.
- intransitive verb To laugh or talk in a shrill manner.
- intransitive verb To utter in cackles.
- noun The act or sound of cackling.
- noun Shrill laughter.
- noun Foolish chatter.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To utter a noisy succession of thin, shrill, broken notes: specifically used of the cry made by a hen after laying an egg or by a goose when excited or alarmed.
- To laugh with a broken noise like the cackling of a goose; giggle.
- To prate: prattle; tattle; talk in a silly manner.
- Nautical, to wind right and left alternately: as, to
cackle a cable. - noun The shrill repeated cry of a goose or hen.
- noun Idle talk; silly prattle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.
- intransitive verb To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle.
- intransitive verb To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.
- noun The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg.
- noun Idle talk; silly prattle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The cry of a
hen , especially whenlaying anegg - noun A
laugh resembling the cry of a hen. - verb intransitive To
laugh with a sound similar to a hen's cry.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
- verb talk or utter in a cackling manner
- verb emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
- noun noisy talk
- noun a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
- verb squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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* cackle, cackle* "I don't know what you're talking about."
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He describes Clinton's laugh as a "cackle" -- which led to the Politico's Mike Allen telling him, "Chris, first of all, 'cackle' is a very sexist term."
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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Here are some common dictionary definitions of "cackle," none of which are appropriate in the context of Palin's tweet: cack·le (kkl) v. intr.
Sarah Palin's 'Cackle' Stretches Boundaries Of English Language 2010
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They label Senator Clinton's laugh a "cackle" while saying nothing about how Senator Obama's accent varies according to where he is speaking.
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Here are some common dictionary definitions of "cackle," none of which are appropriate in the context of Palin's tweet: cack·le (kkl) v. intr.
Sarah Palin's 'Cackle' Stretches Boundaries Of English Language 2010
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"There's no polite way to put this: The coverage of Hillary's" cackle "was simply sick to its core."
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The "cackle" was important because she hid behind it.
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There's no polite way to put this: The coverage of Hillary's "cackle" was simply sick to its core.
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There have been all sorts of idiotic stories like the "cackle" (which actually could have been legitimate -- is she avoiding the question?) and her "coldness" or "calculated tears" but on the other hand, no-one has seriously scrutinised Clinton's claimed "35 years of experience" either.
Hillary Spokesperson Blasts Reporters For Using Drudge As Their "Assignment Editor" 2009
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Hillary, as has been the case for years, got crappy treatment from the media mostly based on stupid, non-factors like a "cackle", and driven by irrational Clinton hatred (see - Dowd, Maureen; Rich, Frank; Sullivan, Andrew; Matthews, Chris; etc.)
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spotted as the collective noun for covidiots.
A cackle of covidiots
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