cackle
The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg.
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My household just re-watched this movie like a week ago, so this made me cackle a lot harder than it might have otherwise.
OOMF IM GONNA GLOMP YOU!!!!!!!!!! WAHHHHHHHHHHHH U MADE MY DAAAAAAY!!!!!! i must print this towa and hang a portrait......*cackle cackle*
Oh I needed to let that cackle out, thank you!
I still cackle whenever I see it on the Switch E-shop, because it's been heavily on sale since the first time I saw it there. Never not on sale. Guess it wasn't the game-changing blockbuster that these streamers were…
in the lab today. LFOs, JFET biasing, all-pass filters. (cue evil, cackle-y, cartoon laughter). #diy #electronics #audio #analog
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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 the path.
“My household just re-watched this movie like a week ago, so this made me cackle a lot harder than it might have otherwise.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“OOMF IM GONNA GLOMP YOU!!!!!!!!!! WAHHHHHHHHHHHH U MADE MY DAAAAAAY!!!!!! i must print this towa and hang a portrait......*cackle cackle*”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oh I needed to let that cackle out, thank you!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I still cackle whenever I see it on the Switch E-shop, because it's been heavily on sale since the first time I saw it there. Never not on sale. Guess it wasn't the game-changing blockbuster that these streamers were convinced they had to jump on the bandwagon of.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“in the lab today. LFOs, JFET biasing, all-pass filters. (cue evil, cackle-y, cartoon laughter). #diy #electronics #audio #analog”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.
Cackle means: A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
cackle means: A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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Futile or excessively noisy talk.
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 the path.
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