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BNC: 23398 COCA: 18985

cackle

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cackle /ˈkækəl/ verb
cackles; cackled; cackling
cackle
/ˈkækəl/
verb
cackles; cackled; cackling
Learner's definition of CACKLE
[no object]
of chickens, geese, etc. : to make loud, unpleasant sounds(鸡、鹅等)咯咯叫
: to laugh noisily咯咯大笑

— cackle

noun, plural cackles [count]
BNC: 23398 COCA: 18985

cackle

verb

cack·​le ˈka-kəl How to pronounce cackle (audio)
cackled; cackling ˈka-k(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce cackle (audio)

intransitive verb

1
: to make the sharp broken noise or cry characteristic of a hen especially after laying
2
: to laugh especially in a harsh or sharp manner
Shakespeare's crones cackled of evil deeds Scott McMurray
3
cackle noun
cackler noun

Example Sentences

The hens were cackling in the henhouse. I could hear my aunts cackling in the next room.
Recent Examples on the Web Then: Leave it to Perry's Chandler Bing to deliver a sarcastic remark or punch line, which would never fail in making us cackle uncontrollably. Grace Gavilanes, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022 In between takes, both stars cackle after their fiery makeout sessions and on-camera play fights. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022 Most important, Rogen understands the value of the unexpected laugh, when a sentence takes such a startling turn that the reader can only cackle. Washington Post, 9 May 2021 Amalia’s serial killer is a deranged Touched woman named Maladie (Amy Manson), who has mysterious plans and turns up occasionally to cackle and grimace. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2021 As the camera rolls, and his wife asks him to hold back, the father transforms into a goofy monster that dives face first into the cake, destroying it, while his daughters cackle in glee. Melissa Locker, Time, 16 Apr. 2020 Many from both parties, and the South, found Lincoln’s smutty frontier jokes and cackling enjoyment of lowbrow humor grotesquely unpresidential—never mind his uncombable hair and tendency to throw one leg over an arm of his chair. Edward Achorn, Time, 16 Feb. 2020 Ever since the emperor first cackled in the trailer, fans have been wondering how Palpatine managed to return. Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Dec. 2019 That brings us to the film’s depiction of Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kathy Scruggs (played as an inhuman, cackling harpie by Olivia Wilde), whose stories were among the earliest to name Jewell as a suspect. Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English cakelen, of imitative origin

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cackle was in the 13th century
BNC: 23398 COCA: 18985
cackle

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CACKLE | PHRASES ADJECTIVEevil邪惡的嘎嘎笑聲VERB + CACKLEgive, let out發出嘎嘎的笑聲The old woman gave a cackle of laughter.老婦人嘎嘎地笑了起來。hear聽到嘎嘎的笑聲PHRASESa cackle of laughter一陣嘎嘎的笑聲
cackle

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBloudly, maniacally, manically, wildly嘎嘎地大笑;咯咯地狂笑He cackled wildly at the thought.他對這個想法報以狂笑。evilly邪惡地嘎嘎大笑PREPOSITIONwith⋯地嘎嘎笑to cackle with delight / glee / laughter開心地/快樂地/大聲地嘎嘎笑

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