kakelen

Meaning

  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

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Etymology

In summary

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

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