cackle
/ˈkækl/verb, noun
उच्चारण कैकल
कुड़कुड़ाना; ठहाका
Core word
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(of a chicken) to make a loud unpleasant noise; (of a person) to laugh in a loud unpleasant way
कुड़कुड़ाना; ठहाका
- cackle with laughter
- The hens cackled loudly when the farmer brought the grain.
- The old woman cackled at the joke and slapped her knee.
+ 2 more examples
- We heard the hens cackling in the yard at dawn.
- A loud cackle came from the next room.
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cackle (verb) of a hen
Describes the loud, broken sound a hen makes, especially after laying an egg.
मुर्गी की ज़ोरदार, टूटी-टूटी आवाज़ बताता है, विशेषकर अंडा देने के बाद।
- The hens cackled in the yard at dawn.
- A hen cackled loudly after laying an egg.
cackle (verb) of a person
To laugh in a loud, harsh or unpleasant way, often in an evil or mocking manner.
ज़ोर से, कर्कश या अप्रिय ढंग से हँसना, प्रायः बुरे या मज़ाक उड़ाने वाले ढंग से।
- The old woman cackled at the joke.
- The villain cackled as his plan worked.
cackle with + noun / at + noun
Use 'with' for the feeling and 'at' for the cause.
भावना के लिए 'with' और कारण के लिए 'at' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The children cackled with delight.
- She cackled at his bad dance steps.
cackle (noun) + of laughter
A cackle is a sharp laugh or the sound of a hen. 'Cut the cackle' (informal, BrE) means stop talking nonsense and get to the point.
Cackle तेज़ हँसी या मुर्गी की आवाज़ है। 'Cut the cackle' (अनौपचारिक, BrE) का अर्थ फ़ालतू बात छोड़कर मुद्दे पर आना है।
- He let out a harsh cackle of laughter.
- Cut the cackle and tell me what happened.
cackle and similar sounds
Compare cackle (harsh laughter or a hen), chuckle (quiet laughter), giggle (silly laughter) and guffaw (loud, rough laughter).
Cackle (कर्कश हँसी या मुर्गी की आवाज़), chuckle (धीमी हँसी), giggle (मूर्खतापूर्ण हँसी) और guffaw (ज़ोरदार, भद्दी हँसी) की तुलना कीजिए।
- She chuckled quietly at the card.
- The boys guffawed at the joke.
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adverb + cackle
loudlywildlygleefullyharshlymadly
- The witch in the play cackled gleefully.
cackle + noun / subject
henwitchvillainold mancrowd
- The crowd cackled at the clown's tricks.
noun phrases
a cackle of laughtera wild cacklea high-pitched cacklean evil cackle
- An evil cackle echoed through the old fort.
cackle + preposition
withatoverabout
- They cackled over the silly photograph for ages.
cackle in stories
witch's cacklevillain's cacklehen's cacklemad cackle
- The witch's cackle made the little children shiver.
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- Radhika's grandmother cackled when she heard the funny story.
मज़ेदार कहानी सुनकर राधिका की दादी खिलखिलाकर हँस पड़ीं।
- The hens began to cackle as soon as the farmer opened the coop.
किसान के दड़बा खोलते ही मुर्गियाँ कुड़कुड़ाने लगीं।
- He gave a nasty cackle when his rival missed the target.
जब उसका प्रतिद्वंद्वी निशाना चूक गया, तो उसने एक बुरी-सी हँसी हँसी।
- The actor's cackle sent a chill through the audience.
अभिनेता की कर्कश हँसी ने दर्शकों में सिहरन दौड़ा दी।
- The two girls cackled behind the bookshelf until the librarian looked up.
दोनों लड़कियाँ किताबों की अलमारी के पीछे तब तक ठहाके लगाती रहीं जब तक पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष ने नज़र नहीं उठाई।
- The crow-like cackle of the old man echoed in the empty hall.
बूढ़े आदमी की कौए जैसी कर्कश हँसी खाली हॉल में गूँज उठी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She cackled to the joke.
✓ She cackled at the joke.
The cause of laughter takes 'at'.
हँसी के कारण के लिए 'at' आता है।
✗ The hen has cackle loudly.
✓ The hen has cackled loudly.
After 'has', use the past participle.
'Has' के बाद past participle आता है।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: a witch's cackle (an unpleasant laugh).
प्रयोग में a witch's cackle (भद्दी हँसी)।