cackly

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

• 🇵🇹Adjetivo pouco comum que descreve um som semelhante ao cacarejar de uma galinha, geralmente usado para caracterizar uma risada ou voz estridente, entrecortada ou 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.

   🇵🇹Cacarejante

   Sinônimos: shrillsquawky

• cacklier comparative form
• cackliest superlative form