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- [kak-uh l]
- /ˈkæk əl/
- /ˈkæk.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kak-uh l]
- /ˈkæk əl/
Definitions of cackle word
- verb cackle If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else. 3
- verb cackle Cackle is also a noun. 3
- verb cackle (esp of a hen) to squawk with shrill notes 3
- verb cackle to laugh or chatter raucously 3
- verb cackle to utter in a cackling manner 3
- noun cackle the noise or act of cackling 3
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Origin of cackle
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English cakelen; cognate with Dutch kakelen, Low German kakeln, Swedish kackla
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Parts of speech for Cackle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cackle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
cackle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cackle
verb cackle
- chortle — To chortle means to laugh in a way that shows you are very pleased.
- giggle — to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
- quack — a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill.
- blather — If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about something that you consider boring or unimportant.
- snicker — to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
noun cackle
- guffaw — a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter.
adjective cackle
- giggler — to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
- crackup — a cracking up
- crower — to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster.
- gurgling — to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current: The water gurgled from the bottle.
- shout — to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.
Top questions with cackle
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Matching words
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