cackle

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cackle [cackle cackles cackled cackling] verb, noun BrE [ˈkækl] NAmE [ˈkækl]
verb
1. intransitive (of a chicken)to make a loud unpleasant noise
2. intransitive, transitive (+ speech) to laugh in a loud unpleasant way
•They all cackled with delight.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: probably from Middle Low German kākelen, partly imitative, reinforced by kāke ‘jaw, cheek’.

Example Bank:
•He cackled wildly at the thought.
•to cackle with delight/glee/laughter/mirth/pleasure
•They all cackled with glee.

 
noun
1. the loud noise that a ↑hen makes
2. a loud unpleasant laugh

Word Origin:
Middle English: probably from Middle Low German kākelen, partly imitative, reinforced by kāke ‘jaw, cheek’.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  yak, yack, yakety-yak, chatter