1. Emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing
   "The witch cackled at her evil plan"
    
2. Talk or utter in a cackling manner
   "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine"
    
3. Squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
   "The chickens cackled excitedly when fed"
    
4. Make a noise characteristic of a goose
   "Cackling geese";
   - gaggle

1. A loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
   "The witch's evil cackle echoed through the haunted house"
    
2. The sound made by a hen after laying an egg
   "The farmer heard the cackle of hens in the coop"

Derived forms: cackled, cackles, cackling

Type of: cry, emit, express joy, express mirth, laugh, laughter, let loose, let out, mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize

Encyclopedia: Cackle