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A great deal of my mail comes from fans of the 'Oz' picture - fans of all ages. The scholarly, the curious, the disbelievers write and ask how? why? when? what for? did you fly? melt? scream? cackle? appear? disappear? produce? sky-write? deal with monkeys? etc., etc., etc.
Margaret Hamilton

Meaning of "cackle" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CACKLE

Probably from Middle Low German kākelen, of imitative origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CACKLE

cackle  [ˈkækəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CACKLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cackle is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cackle in English.

WHAT DOES CACKLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cackle in the English dictionary

The first definition of cackle in the dictionary is to squawk with shrill notes. Other definition of cackle is to laugh or chatter raucously. Cackle is also to utter in a cackling manner.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CACKLE

PRESENT

Present
I cackle
you cackle
he/she/it cackles
we cackle
you cackle
they cackle
Present continuous
I am cackling
you are cackling
he/she/it is cackling
we are cackling
you are cackling
they are cackling
Present perfect
I have cackled
you have cackled
he/she/it has cackled
we have cackled
you have cackled
they have cackled
Present perfect continuous
I have been cackling
you have been cackling
he/she/it has been cackling
we have been cackling
you have been cackling
they have been cackling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I cackled
you cackled
he/she/it cackled
we cackled
you cackled
they cackled
Past continuous
I was cackling
you were cackling
he/she/it was cackling
we were cackling
you were cackling
they were cackling
Past perfect
I had cackled
you had cackled
he/she/it had cackled
we had cackled
you had cackled
they had cackled
Past perfect continuous
I had been cackling
you had been cackling
he/she/it had been cackling
we had been cackling
you had been cackling
they had been cackling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will cackle
you will cackle
he/she/it will cackle
we will cackle
you will cackle
they will cackle
Future continuous
I will be cackling
you will be cackling
he/she/it will be cackling
we will be cackling
you will be cackling
they will be cackling
Future perfect
I will have cackled
you will have cackled
he/she/it will have cackled
we will have cackled
you will have cackled
they will have cackled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been cackling
you will have been cackling
he/she/it will have been cackling
we will have been cackling
you will have been cackling
they will have been cackling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would cackle
you would cackle
he/she/it would cackle
we would cackle
you would cackle
they would cackle
Conditional continuous
I would be cackling
you would be cackling
he/she/it would be cackling
we would be cackling
you would be cackling
they would be cackling
Conditional perfect
I would have cackle
you would have cackle
he/she/it would have cackle
we would have cackle
you would have cackle
they would have cackle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been cackling
you would have been cackling
he/she/it would have been cackling
we would have been cackling
you would have been cackling
they would have been cackling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you cackle
we let´s cackle
you cackle
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cackle
Past participle
cackled
Present Participle
cackling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CACKLE


Acol
ˈækəl
aphrodisiacal
ˌæfrəˈdɪzɪækəl
crackle
ˈkrækəl
grackle
ˈɡrækəl
hackle
ˈhækəl
hamshackle
ˈhæmʃækəl
hibernacle
ˈhaɪbəˌnækəl
mackle
ˈmækəl
macle
ˈmækəl
rackle
ˈrækəl
ramshackle
ˈræmˌʃækəl
ranshackle
ˈrænˌʃækəl
retackle
ˌriːˈtækəl
shackle
ˈʃækəl
spackle
ˈspækəl
sprackle
ˈsprækəl
tabernacle
ˈtæbəˌnækəl
tackle
ˈtækəl
unshackle
ʌnˈʃækəl
untackle
ʌnˈtækəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CACKLE

cacholong
cachou
cachucha
cacique
caciquism
cack
cack-handed
cackermander
cackier
cackiest
cackleberries
cackleberry
cackler
cacky
cacodaemon
cacodemon
cacodemonic
cacodoxy
cacodyl
cacodylic

WORDS THAT END LIKE CACKLE

block and tackle
buckle
chuckle
cut the cackle
deckle
dill pickle
double tackle
fickle
fishing tackle
freckle
honeysuckle
ickle
Indian grackle
knuckle
pickle
rugby tackle
sickle
speckle
tickle
trickle

Synonyms and antonyms of cackle in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CACKLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cackle» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cackle

Translation of «cackle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CACKLE

Find out the translation of cackle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cackle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cackle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

闲扯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cacareo
570 millions of speakers

English

cackle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घें
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ثرثرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хихи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cacarejar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্যাঁক্ প্যাঁক্ শব্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

caqueter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bodoh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gackern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おしゃべり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꼬꼬댁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cackle
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lải nhải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொக்கரிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कलकल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gevezelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schiamazzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rechot
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хіхі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cotcodăcit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακάρισμά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kekkel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cackle
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kakle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cackle

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cackle

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QUOTES WITH «CACKLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cackle.
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Margaret Hamilton
A great deal of my mail comes from fans of the 'Oz' picture - fans of all ages. The scholarly, the curious, the disbelievers write and ask how? why? when? what for? did you fly? melt? scream? cackle? appear? disappear? produce? sky-write? deal with monkeys? etc., etc., etc.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CACKLE»

Discover the use of cackle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cackle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cackle goes a-courting
Cackle, a rooster who's never seen a hen, comes home with various unsuitable dates from a punkster to a pig before finding the perfect mate.
Mecka Lind, 1992
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A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
Cut the cackle, and come to the 'osses. (MP 87) 1832 Cut the cackle, and come to the 'osses. (p. 10) The Journal of William Charles Macready 1832-1851, ed. J. C. Trewin. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1967. 1839 "Cut out ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
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Kookaburra Cackle Kangaroo Scat: Short Stories in Verse
The. Murrumbidgee. Drum. and. Fyfe. Band. The Murrumbidgee Drum and Fyfe band were on their last legs In fact they were rightdownontheirluck The band's funds weresodepleted They had to think of something fast to make a buck They ...
Philip L. Carroll, 2012
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Aunt Judy's Letters
Mrs. Alfred Gatty. sympathy with a goose. Poor dear me ! I could almost fancy I was tired ! Rush of boys from evening-school, who scour across the green, chasing geese as they go. " Ah ! ah ! ah ! Cackle, cackle, cackle ! Young rascals !
Mrs. Alfred Gatty, 1862
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THE MONTHLY PACKET OF EVENING READINGS FOR YOUNGER MEMBERS ...
[Rush of boys from evening -school, who scour across the green, chasing geese as they yo.] ' Ah ! ah ! ah ! Cackle, cackle, cackle ! Young rascals ! (cackle.) I've no more breath ! — (cackle.) Ah ! graceless dogs — (cackle) — think of the potato ...
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Cackle Cook's Monster Stew
Although Cackle Cook's pet monster hates gathering the ingredients, from ape hair to zombie clump, for her world-famous monster stew, he loves to eat it.
Patricia Rae Wolff, 2001
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Monthly Packet
Ah ! ah ! ah ! Cackle, cackle, cackle ! Young rascals ! (cackle.) I've no more breath ! — (cackle.) Ah ! graceless dogs — (cackle) — think of the potato pop-guns — ( cackle) — you've had from us — (cackle) — and the jumping-frogs — (cackle)— ...
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Secrets of Successful Turkey Hunting
Cackle. The cackle is a series of fast yelps and denotes excitement in the hen. If a gobbler is slow to come in, use the cackle to speed up the bird's progress and excite him with the prospect of mating. To produce the cackle with the mouth ...
John Phillips, North American Hunting Club, 2003
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The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore, 1916-1954
THE OLD HEN CACKLE The old hen she cackle, she cackle in the corn; The next time she cackle, she cackle in the barn. Chorus: Well, the old hen she cackle, she sholy gwain to lay. The old hen she cackle, she cackle in the loft; The next time ...
Mody Coggin Boatright, Wilson Mathis Hudson, Allen Maxwell, 1998
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The Nostratic Macrofamily: A Study in Distant Linguistic ...
Proto—Nostratic *k'ak'— 'to cackle, to chatter': A. Proto—Indo—European *k'ak'— 'to cackle, to chatter': Armenian kakac'em 'to cackle', kakazem 'to stammer, to jabber, to lisp'; Middle High German kachezen 'to guffaw'; Dutch kakelen 'to ...
Allan R. Bomhard, John C. Kerns, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CACKLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cackle is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Story Behind Janis Joplin's 'Mercedes Benz'
When the song was done, she said, “That's it,” followed by her famous cackle. She always surprised herself. Mr. Neuwirth: Paul Rothchild told ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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The Grateful Dead Say Goodbye, But They'll Never Die
"I'd have to count my tour t-shirts," he says with a hearty cackle. It's a few hours before the rock band wraps its three-day Fare Thee Well ... «Esquire.com, Jul 15»
3
A village of Big Brothers
You can never hear my boisterous cackle among the rambunctious laughter of our family friends, not because I don't enjoy their jokes but ... «Daily Californian, Jul 15»
4
2015 Ford Transit 350 Diesel: First Drive
There is some diesel cackle when the engine is cold and at initial tip-in, and even a little bit at torque-converter hookup following a shift. «PickupTrucks.com, Jul 15»
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Tourists unite to disrespect Philadelphia sports icon
... best; or anyone's best, really; I guess just "the worst" would be the right way to put it; sometimes taunters gather to cackle at their misfortune. «Philly.com, Jul 15»
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Doctors hope to use herpes to cure cancer. Here's how.
It might as well wear a sinister little mask and laugh a mwahaha cackle with each new victim it infects. But its evil rap may soon change: ... «Fusion, Jun 15»
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I Tried to Mend My Broken Heart With Superglue (It Didn't Work)
Today is the day I am supposed to give Grandma a book of Yiddish jokes, mainly so that I can hear her trademark cackle as she reads them, ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Moore: A Donald Trump presidency? Yikes
And his laughter as he flies away to the bank in his personal jet will be considerably louder than ours as we cackle at his candidacy. Copyright ... «WCTI12.com, Jun 15»
9
The 10 Most Inventive Horror Movie Kills
But this is the kind of great kill that works beautifully out of context. Just show it to your friends and cackle at their reactions. [Watch the full clip] ... «ScreenCrush, Jun 15»
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Iran's tea tradition
Once the area of the house devoted to family gatherings where the members of extended clans would flock to celebrate, cackle and chatter ... «Al-Monitor, Jun 15»

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