cackle meaning and definition

CACKLE noun

Definition of cackle (noun)

1. the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
2. noisy talk
   • synonyms: chatter, yack, yak, yakety-yak
3. a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle

CACKLE verb

Definition of cackle (verb)

1. talk or utter in a cackling manner
   • "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"
2. squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
3. emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing