the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
Used in a Sentence
cackle
How to use cackle in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for cackle.
Editorial note
If you have a bug in your code, I'll give you hints, not do my evil cackle and fail you.
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Definitions6
Parts of speech2
Quick take
the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of cackle gathered in one view.
noisy talk
a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for cackle.
noun
the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
noun
noisy talk
See also: yak, yack, yakety-yak, chatter
noun
a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
verb
talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"
verb
squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
verb
emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
Example sentences
If you have a bug in your code, I'll give you hints, not do my evil cackle and fail you.
He's a mad scientist, but he doesn't cackle or plot or soliloquize.
The best two, to me, are a cackle of hyenas, and a conspiracy of lemurs.
The anticipation while waiting for the sound of the explosion to arrive got a cackle out of me.
I can't your extent of sarcasm from the comment, but the final sentence made me cackle: "If I was a bug I wouldn't want to live in there"!
Every time I see this, I can't decide whether to cackle in sadistic delight, or grimace in empathetic disgust.
It need not be considered childish for doing so. I can enjoy a rational foreign policy debate and also cackle maniacally while running down grannies in GTA.
I don't mean cartoonishly evil, like a villain killing someone to clue in anyone still wondering which character to root for after seeing the black cape and hearing the cackle.
Why should someone wanting to keep control of the company they've built while they're alive make them evil?You seem to hold the rather common misconception that billionaires are just people with checking accounts that contain huge numbers, and they could give away their money at any time very easily but instead cackle about how rich they are.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use cackle in a sentence?
If you have a bug in your code, I'll give you hints, not do my evil cackle and fail you.
What does cackle mean?
the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
What part of speech is cackle?
cackle is commonly used as noun, verb.