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English noun: cackle | |||
| 1. | cackle (event) the sound made by a hen after laying an egg | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cry | ||
| 2. | cackle (communication) noisy talk | ||
| Synonyms | chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | talk, talking | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blether, chin music, idle talk, prate, prattle | ||
| 3. | cackle (communication) a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | laugh, laughter | ||
English verb: cackle | |||
| 1. | cackle (communication) talk or utter in a cackling manner | ||
| Samples | The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue cackle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize | ||
| 2. | cackle (communication) squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | emit, let loose, let out, utter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | gaggle | ||
| 3. | cackle (body) emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | express joy, express mirth, laugh | ||
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