[no obj] 1 of chickens, geese, etc. : to make loud, unpleasant sounds
▪ The hens were cackling in the henhouse. ▪ Geese cackled by the pond in the park. 2 : to laugh noisily
▪ I could hear my aunts cackling in the next room.
▪ The hens were cackling in the henhouse. ▪ Geese cackled by the pond in the park.
▪ I could hear my aunts cackling in the next room.
— cackle noun, plural cackles [count]
▪ a cackle of laughter/delight ▪ the cackle of a chicken
▪ a cackle of laughter/delight ▪ the cackle of a chicken







