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Webster 1913 Edition
Cackle
Cac′kle
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Cackled
(-k’ld)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Cackling
.] 1.
To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.
When every goose is
cackling
. Shakespeare
2.
To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle.
Arbuthnot.
3.
To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.
Johnson.
Cac′kle
,Noun.
1.
The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg.
By her
cackle
saved the state. Dryden.
2.
Idle talk; silly prattle.
There is a buzz and
cackle
all around regarding the sermon. Thackeray.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cackle
CACKLE
,Verb.
I.
1.
To make a particular noise, as a goose or a hen.2.
To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling o a goose; to giggle, which is a word from the same root.3.
To prate; to prattle; to tattle; to talk in a silly manner.CACKLE
,Noun.
1.
The broken noise of a goose or hen.2.
Idle talk; silly prattle.