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| cack·le [ kák'l ] |
verb (past and past participle cack·led, present participle cack·ling, 3rd person present singular cack·les) |
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1. intransitive verb laugh harshly and shrilly: to laugh a harsh high-pitched malicious laugh, often suggesting pleasure at others' misfortune
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2. transitive verb say something with harsh shrill laugh: to say something with a malicious high-pitched laugh
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3. intransitive verb make squawking noise: to squawk shrilly, especially after laying an egg
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refers to hens
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noun (plural cack·les) |
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malicious laugh: a high-pitched malicious laugh or tone of voice
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| [12th century. < Middle Low German or Middle Dutch kākel(e)n, an imitation of the sound] |
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  cack·ler noun |
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