cackling

Meanings

• Noun

  The sound made by witches or evil characters in stories and cartoons.

  - "The witches cackled as they stirred their potion."
  - "The villainess let out a wicked cackle as she revealed her plan."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with cackling
hackling , crackling , packing

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Variants

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cackle , cackled , cackler , cacklers , cackles , cackling

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Etymology

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Old English 'craecan' meaning 'to croak' or 'to cackle'.

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Trivia

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1. The sound of cackling is often imitated by witches in horror movies and cartoons.

2. The word 'cackle' is also used to describe the sound made by a group of roosters.

3. In some cultures, the sound of cackling is believed to ward off evil spirits.

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Related Concepts

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1. Witch: A woman believed to have magical powers and often depicted as flying on a broomstick and cackling.

2. Cackleberry: A type of berry mentioned in the Looney Tunes cartoon series, which is often used as a pun on the word 'cackling'.

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Culture

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In literature and folklore, cackling is often associated with witches and their mischievous or evil deeds. It is also used to describe the sound made by villainous characters in cartoons and movies.

How to Memorize "cackling"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a group of witches gathered around a cauldron, making the sound 'cackle-cackle-cackle' as they stir their potion.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the sound 'cackle' with witches and their mischievous or evil deeds.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'Cackling Witches' start with the letter 'C'.

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