cackle

🇺🇸 /ˈkækl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkækl/
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verb
R

To make a high-pitched, rough sound, like a hen or someone laughing in a harsh way.

The old woman cackled as she stirred the cauldron.

老婆は大釜をかき混ぜるにつれてくすくす笑った。

R

To laugh in a loud, harsh, and often cruel or mocking way.

He cackled wildly at the thought of his rival's failure.

彼は相手の失敗を思うと、猛烈に笑い出した。

noun
R

The sound a hen makes, often used to describe a similar sound made by other animals or people.

The cackle of the hens filled the barnyard.

鶏のくすくす笑いが仕入れ場を満たしていた。

R

A loud, harsh, and unpleasant laugh.

The witch let out a sinister cackle as she cast her spell.

魔女は呪文を唱えると、不気味なくすくす笑いを漏らした。

translation

v. かくかく笑う, 残酷に笑う
n. 鶏の鳴き声, 不快感を伴う大きな笑い

語形変化

3rd Present cackles
Past cackled
Perfect cackled
Progressive cackling
Plural cackles