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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

cack·le / ˈkakəl/ • v. [intr.] (of a bird, typically a hen or goose) give a raucous, clucking cry: the hen was cackling as if demented. ∎ make a harsh sound resembling such a cry when laughing: she cackled with laughter | [tr.] “Ah ha!” he cackled. • n. the raucous clucking cry of a bird such as a hen or a goose. ∎ a harsh laugh resembling such a cry: her delighted cackle.

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