Definitions
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- adjective Resembling or characterised by
cackling .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective like the cackles or squawks a hen makes especially after laying an egg
Etymologies
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Examples
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She throws her head back and laughs, loud and cackly and unrestrained, straight from the gut.
The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010
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She throws her head back and laughs, loud and cackly and unrestrained, straight from the gut.
The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010
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She throws her head back and laughs, loud and cackly and unrestrained, straight from the gut.
The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010
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She throws her head back and laughs, loud and cackly and unrestrained, straight from the gut.
The Fiddler in the Subway Gene Weingarten 2010
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The cackly soup recommenced to jabber from the speaker and Bob thought he heard a “Certainly.”
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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The cackly soup recommenced to jabber from the speaker and Bob thought he heard a “Certainly.”
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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The cackly soup recommenced to jabber from the speaker and Bob thought he heard a “Certainly.”
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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When I saw them I distinctly heard a cackly voice going, "Ahhhh, look what you've done, I'm melting, ahhhhh"
Going to the Dogs Jen 2008
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“What a world, what a world,” he said in a high-pitched, cackly voice.
The Girls He Adored Jonathan Nasaw 2001
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“What a world, what a world,” he said in a high-pitched, cackly voice.
The Girls He Adored Jonathan Nasaw 2001
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