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cackling
verb
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Divide cackling into syllables:

cack · ling

How to pronounce cackling:

Definition of cackling:

cackling (verb):
to laugh shrilly
to make the sharp broken noise or cry characteristic of a hen especially after laying

Synonyms for cackling:

laughjabberingchatteringpatteringtalkingblabbinggiggletwitteringgabbingdiscussing
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Antonyms for cackling:

sobbingbawlingblubberingsnivelingcryingsorrowingmourningweepinghowlinglamenting
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