n. 咯咯声, 高笑声, 饶舌, 闲谈

vi. 咯咯地叫, 咯咯地笑, 喋喋不休

Cackle \Cac"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cackled} (-k'ld); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Cackling}.] [OE. cakelen; cf. LG. kakeln, D.
kakelen, G. gackeln, gackern; all of imitative origin. Cf.
{Gagle}, {Cake} to cackle.]
1. To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose
does.

When every goose is cackling. --Shak.

2. To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen
or a goose; to giggle. --Arbuthnot.

3. To talk in a silly manner; to prattle. --Johnson.


Cackle \Cac"kle\, n.
1. The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that
has laid an egg.

By her cackle saved the state. --Dryden.

2. Idle talk; silly prattle.

There is a buzz and cackle all around regarding the
sermon. --Thackeray.