cackle
🇺🇸
/ˈkækl/
🇬🇧
/ˈkækl/
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.
R
To laugh in a loud, harsh, and often cruel or mocking way.
He cackled wildly at the thought of his rival's failure.
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.
R
A loud, harsh, and unpleasant laugh.
The witch let out a sinister cackle as she cast her spell.
translation
To make a high-pitched, rough sound, like a hen or someone laughing in a harsh way.; To laugh in a loud, harsh, and often cruel or mocking way.
The sound a hen makes, often used to describe a similar sound made by other animals or people.; A loud, harsh, and unpleasant laugh.
Word Forms
3rd Present
cackles
Past
cackled
Perfect
cackled
Progressive
cackling
Plural
cackles