kakelen

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (intransitive) to cackle; to make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does
2. (broadly, intransitive) to cackle; to laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry
3. (broadly, intransitive) to cackle; to talk in a silly manner; to prattle

Synoniemen

klakken

klokken

kraaien

Vertalingen

glousser

glucken

cluck

cacarear

cackle

cloquejar

gackern

caqueter

cloquear

cocorear

escatainar

escataïnar

chatter

chuckle

gabble

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Engels: cackle

Verwant aan Nedersaksisch: kakelen

In summary

An onomatopoeia. Similar to English cackle and Low German kakelen.