Meaning & use
Cackles
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Laughs in a loud, harsh manner, similar to the sound a hen makes.
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The witch cackles wickedly as she stirs her cauldron.
He cackles at his own jokes before anyone else even reacts.
A note on using this word
Originally describing the clucking sound a hen makes after laying an egg, the word later came to describe a similarly harsh human laugh.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
The harsh, clucking calls made by a hen, especially after laying an egg.
The farmer heard the hen's cackles from across the yard.
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