Cackle — Defs

01 v. i. To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.

imp. & p. p. Cackled; 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.” — Shak.
2.
To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle.
3.
To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.

02 n. The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg.

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.