kakelen

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

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kakelen

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

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