| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To talk, prattle, gibber, blab or gossip. [Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To cluck or chuckle. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To chatter, gabble, tattle or twaddle.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Present participle conjugation of the verb cackle.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (cackle) |
1. Talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine".[Wordnet]. 2. Squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens.[Wordnet]. 3. Emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing.[Wordnet]. 4. To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.[Websters]. 5. To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle.[Websters]. 6. To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.[Websters]. 7. Base verb from the following inflections: cackling, cackled, cackles, cackler, cacklers, cacklingly and cackledly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun | 1. The broken noise of a goose or a hen.[Websters]. | |
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Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. |
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Date "Cackling" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1374. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Making the noise of a goose or hen.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of cackle. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Cackling Goose | The Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii), colloquially Lesser or Small Canada or Canadian Goose in North America, belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species. (references) | ||
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| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Cackling cheats | Slang in 1811 | 1: CACKLING CHEATS. Fowls. CANT. 2: CACKLING FARTS. Eggs. CANT. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
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Topics by Level of Interest: CACKLING | ||||
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| Cackling Goose | 11 | Cackling Goose | 11 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Abakwariga | kyarkyaraa (cackling). Additional references: Abakwariga, Nigeria, Benin, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Achawa | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Achawa, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Adsawa | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Adsawa, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Adsoa | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Adsoa, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ajawa | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Ajawa, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Arabiya | قَوْقَأَة (cackle, cackled, cackles, cackling, cluck), قوقئة صوت الدجاج (cackle, cackling). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | قَوْقَأَة (cackle, cackled, cackles, cackling, cluck), قوقئة صوت الدجاج (cackle, cackling). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | قَوْقَأَة (cackle, cackled, cackles, cackling, cluck), قوقئة صوت الدجاج (cackle, cackling). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ayao | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Ayao, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ayawa | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Ayawa, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ayo | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Ayo, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski | Канадска гъска (Cackling Goose, Canada Goose). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski (transliteration) | kanadska gʺska (Cackling Goose, Canada Goose). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Baseclois | raquaquier (babbling, cackling, chattering, run on his talk, talk). Additional references: Baseclois, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Basque | kakaraka (cackling, clucking). Additional references: Basque, Spain, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | kdákání (cackle, cackling, cluck, clucking, squawk). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | grasnada (cackling, cackle, caw, gaggle, quack), cacarejo (cackle, cluck, clucking, boast, brag), cacarejar (cackle, chuckle, cluck, boast, brag), grasnido (cackling, caw, clang, quack, squawk), cackling (cackling), angofrasia (cackling). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian | Канадска гъска (Cackling Goose, Canada Goose). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian (transliteration) | kanadska gʺska (Cackling Goose, Canada Goose). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Capeverdian | karkixa (babbling, cackling, chattering, talk, to gaggle). Additional references: Capeverdian, France, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Danish | hakken og stammen (cackling), angofrasi (cackling). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | kdákání (cackle, cackling, cluck, clucking, squawk). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Champenois | caquiller (babbling, cackling, chattering, talk, to gaggle). Additional references: Champenois, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Pidgin English | 嘎 (cackling sound). Additional references: Chinese Pidgin English, Nauru, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 嘎 (cackling sound, bad, completed action, or a transition from one situation to another, so), 喔 (I see, oh, an exclamation, cackling of fowls, crowing of a cock). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 嘎 (cackling sound, bad, completed action, or a transition from one situation to another, so), 喔 (I see, oh, cackling of fowls, crowing of a cock). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chiyao | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Chiyao, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cornish | grek (cackling). Additional references: Cornish, United Kingdom, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corse | cancanà (babbling, blab, cackling, chattering, sing). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsi | cancanà (babbling, blab, cackling, chattering, sing). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsican | cancanà (babbling, blab, cackling, chattering, sing). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corso | cancanà (babbling, blab, cackling, chattering, sing). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsu | cancanà (babbling, blab, cackling, chattering, sing). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Curnoack | grek (cackling). Additional references: Curnoack, United Kingdom, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | kdákání (cackle, cackling, cluck, clucking, squawk). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Danish | hakken og stammen (cackling), angofrasi (cackling). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dansk | hakken og stammen (cackling), angofrasi (cackling). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | gackernd (cackling), schnatternd (cackling, chattering, gabbling, gaggling, garrulous), gackern (cackle, cackling, cluck, to cackle, to cluck). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Djao | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Djao, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | angofrasie (cackling), angophrasis (cackling), angophrasia (cackling). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Euskera | kakaraka (cackling, clucking). Additional references: Euskera, Spain, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Finnish | kotkotus (cackle, cackling, cluck). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | caquetant (cackling, gaggling, talking), caqueter (cackle, chatter, gossip, gab, babbling), caquet (cackle, chatter, clack, cackling, cackly). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | caquetant (cackling, gaggling, talking), caqueter (cackle, chatter, gossip, gab, babbling), caquet (cackle, chatter, clack, cackling, cackly). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | gackernd (cackling), schnatternd (cackling, chattering, gabbling, gaggling, garrulous), gackern (cackle, cackling, cluck, to cackle, to cluck). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Habe | kyarkyaraa (cackling). Additional references: Habe, Nigeria, Benin, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Haiao | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Haiao, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Haoussa | kyarkyaraa (cackling). Additional references: Haoussa, Nigeria, Benin, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hausa | kyarkyaraa (cackling). Additional references: Hausa, Nigeria, Benin, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hausawa | kyarkyaraa (cackling). Additional references: Hausawa, Nigeria, Benin, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hiao | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Hiao, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | قَوْقَأَة (cackle, cackled, cackles, cackling, cluck), قوقئة صوت الدجاج (cackle, cackling). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | gackernd (cackling), schnatternd (cackling, chattering, gabbling, gaggling, garrulous), gackern (cackle, cackling, cluck, to cackle, to cluck). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | gackernd (cackling), schnatternd (cackling, chattering, gabbling, gaggling, garrulous), gackern (cackle, cackling, cluck, to cackle, to cluck). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hyao | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Hyao, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | chiocciare (cackle, cluck, chuck, chuckle, clack), schiamazzo (cackle, bawl, brawl, chatter, noise). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Jao | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Jao, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | カナダガン (Cackling Goose, Canada Goose). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kado | kyarkyaraa (cackling). Additional references: Kado, Nigeria, Benin, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kanuri | kaganeskin (stammering, babbling, cackling, chattering, gibber). Additional references: Kanuri, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kernewek | grek (cackling). Additional references: Kernewek, United Kingdom, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Kernowek | grek (cackling). Additional references: Kernowek, United Kingdom, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Langadoc | caquéjer (babbling, prattle, stammering, cackling, chattering). Additional references: Langadoc, France, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Languedoc | caquéjer (babbling, prattle, stammering, cackling, chattering). Additional references: Languedoc, France, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Languedocien | caquéjer (babbling, prattle, stammering, cackling, chattering). Additional references: Languedocien, France, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Lengadoucian | caquéjer (babbling, prattle, stammering, cackling, chattering). Additional references: Lengadoucian, France, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Lorrain | cauqueler (babbling, cackling, chattering, talk, to gaggle), caqueler (babbling, cackling, chattering, talk, to gaggle). Additional references: Lorrain, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Mgbakpa | kyarkyaraa (cackling). Additional references: Mgbakpa, Nigeria, Benin, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Occitani | caquéjer (babbling, prattle, stammering, cackling, chattering). Additional references: Occitani, France, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ouolof | jenj (babbling, cackling, chattering, talk, to gaggle). Additional references: Ouolof, Senegal, Mauritania, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Patois of Sorcy-Bauthémont | racaquillie (babbling, cackling, chattering, talk, to gaggle), caquillie (babbling, cackling, chattering, talk, to gaggle). Additional references: Patois of Sorcy-Bauthémont, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | grasnada (cackling, cackle, caw, gaggle, quack), cacarejo (cackle, cluck, clucking, boast, brag), cacarejar (cackle, cluck, chuckle, boast, brag), grasnido (caw, clang, quack, squawk, cackling), cackling (cackling), angofrasia (cackling). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Santiago Crioulu | karkixa (babbling, cackling, chattering, talk, to gaggle). Additional references: Santiago Crioulu, Cape Verde, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Scots Gaelic | gogail (cackling, chuckle). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Serbian (transliteration) | gakanje (quack, cackling, caw, croak, gaggle). Additional references: Serbian (transliteration), cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sjaelland | hakken og stammen (cackling), angofrasi (cackling). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | graznido (squawk, honk, quack, caw, croak), cackle (cackling), Cacareando (cackling, exaggerating). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomea | kotkotus (cackle, cackling, cluck). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Suomi | kotkotus (cackle, cackling, cluck). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Turkish | Kanada kazı (Cackling Goose, Canada Goose). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Vascuense | kakaraka (cackling, clucking). Additional references: Vascuense, Spain, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Veiao | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Veiao, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Vivaro-Alpine Occitan | cacareiar (babbling, cackling, chattering, talk, to gaggle). Additional references: Vivaro-Alpine Occitan, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Volof | jenj (babbling, cackling, chattering, talk, to gaggle). Additional references: Volof, Senegal, Mauritania, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Wajao | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Wajao, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Walaf | jenj (babbling, cackling, chattering, talk, to gaggle). Additional references: Walaf, Senegal, Mauritania, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Waro-Waro | jenj (babbling, cackling, chattering, talk, to gaggle). Additional references: Waro-Waro, Senegal, Mauritania, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Wolof | jenj (babbling, cackling, chattering, talk, to gaggle). Additional references: Wolof, Senegal, Mauritania, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Yallof | jenj (babbling, cackling, chattering, talk, to gaggle). Additional references: Yallof, Senegal, Mauritania, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Yao | ngoongoongoongodii (cackling of a fowl). Additional references: Yao, Malawi, Mozambique, cackling. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “cackling” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Pig Latin | acklingcay (cackling). Additional references: Pig Latin, cackling. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | cacareas (cackling). Additional references: Terran B, cackling. (volunteer) | |||
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