Meaning

• The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg.

• A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.

• Futile or excessively noisy talk.

• A group of hyenas.

Meaning

• To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.

• To laugh with a broken sound similar to a hen's cry.

  "The witch cackled evilly."

• To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.