How to pronounce “cackle”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg.
• A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.
• Futile or excessively noisy talk.
• (collective) A group of hyenas.
• [Verb]
• (intransitive) To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.
• (intransitive) To laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry.
• (intransitive) To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.
• (transitive, gambling, slang) To pretend to rattle (dice) in one's hand while gripping them so that they maintain their orientation.

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