To Cackle

1. (intransitive) To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.
2. (intransitive) To laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry.
3. (intransitive) To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.(Can we find and add a quotation of Johnson to this entry?)
4. (transitive, gambling, slang) To pretend to rattle (dice) in one's hand while gripping them so that they maintain their orientation.

Synonyms

• laugh