cackling
present participle ofcackle
cackle
verb[I]
uk/ˈkæk.əl/us/ˈkæk.əl/to make theloud,unpleasantsoundof achicken:
Thehenscackled inalarm.
disapproving
tolaughin aloud, highvoice:
Agroupof women were cackling in acorner.
a cacklingwitch
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- moo
- peep
- purr
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- warble
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Laughing and smiling
cackle
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Examplesofcackling
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
There was nothing butcacklingand shouting about bathrooms, houses, floors, upstairs windows and roofs.
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They run to and fro, like a chicken in front of a motor car,cacklingthe economy slogans of their opponents.
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I shall speak a little louder to overcome thecacklingfrom the benches opposite which is more appropriate to a smoking room.
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They are fussycacklingcreatures, and they can only see out of one side of their heads.
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Her vocal utterances range from traditional singing to chirping,cacklingand deep throat noises.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Their loud calls are distinctive and include hystericalcackling, laughing and screeching calls.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This may be due to its strange chattering andcackling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This species produces a variety of harshcacklingcalls at the breeding colonies, but is silent at sea.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The calls are load and include shrill chattering andcackling.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are named for the trumpeting orcacklingthreat call of the males.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some of the smaller races can be hard to distinguish from thecacklinggoose, which slightly overlap in mass.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are up to 5 subspecies ofcacklinggoose, of varying sizes and plumage details.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He never speaks apart from an insanecacklingwhile in monster form.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The female is greyish-brown and has acacklingcall.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The group keeps in touch withcacklingcalls.
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- it's
- its
- it-s
- (it's) about time
- it-s-about-time
- it's a crying shame
- it-s-a-crying-shame
- it's a date
- it-s-a-date
- it's a fair cop
- it-s-a-fair-cop
- it's a funny old world
- it-s-a-funny-old-world
- it-s-a-good-thing
- it's all Greek to me
- it-s-all-greek-to-me
- it's all right
- it-s-all-right
- it-s-all-right-for
- it's all right for someone
- it's a long story
- it-s-a-long-story
- it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)
- it-s-an-ill-wind-that-blows-nobody-any-good
- it's a pleasure