cackle
noun/ˈkækl/
/ˈkækl/
- the loud noise that a chicken makes
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- a loud unpleasant laughOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- evil
- give
- let out
- hear
- …
- a cackle of laughter
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Middle Low German kākelen, partly imitative, reinforced by kāke ‘jaw, cheek’.
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