OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 35475

cackle

/ˈkækəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cacareo
The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg.
I heard a grey hen cackling among the ling; I called and thought, "If I could get a sight of you now, it would be your last cackle;" just then I heard something moving behind me on…
cacareo
A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 35476

cackle

/ˈkækəl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cacarear
To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.
I heard a grey hen cackling among the ling; I called and thought, "If I could get a sight of you now, it would be your last cackle;" just then I heard something moving behind me on…
When every goose is cackling.