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 | ||