cackly

An obsolete adjective describing a sound that resembles a cackle, often used to characterize a harsh, broken, or shrill laugh or voice.

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo que describe un sonido similar al cacareo, empleado a menudo para caracterizar una risa o voz aguda, entrecortada o estridente.

1. Resembling a hen's cackle C1 informal

   Having a sound or quality similar to the sharp, repetitive squawks a hen makes, especially after laying an egg.

   • Her laugh was high-pitched and cackly, like a hen in the yard.
   • The old radio emitted a cackly noise before going silent.
   • He let out a cackly chuckle at the absurd joke.

   🇪🇸cacareante

   Sinónimos: shrillsquawky

• cacklier comparative form
• cackliest superlative form