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cackler

cackler

9.3
A hen that makes a loud, shrill sound after laying an egg
  • noun
  • /ˈkæk.lɚ/
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  • After laying her egg, the cackler made a loud, shrill noise that echoed through the barnyard.

Examples

  • After laying her egg, the cackler strutted around the coop, squawking proudly.

  • The farmer could always hear the cackler in the morning after collecting eggs.

  • A loud cackler startled the children as they walked past the henhouse.

  • The cackler announced its recent egg-laying with loud sounds.

  • I heard a cackler in the barn this morning.

  • The cackler proudly announced her recent egg with a series of loud clucks and squawks.

  • Every morning, the cackler would celebrate her egg-laying with a vibrant, shrill commotion.

Synonyms

shrieker
vscackler
1 5.6

Someone or something that makes a loud high sound

is produced by a female bird just after laying an egg
squawker
vscackler
7.5

An animal or person that makes a loud harsh noise

is the sound from a female bird immediately after laying an egg

Surface Forms

cackler singular
cacklers plural

Morphology

cackler = cackle (transparent) = cackle + er

Productive agentive noun formation from the verb 'cackle' using the suffix '-er'; a learner who knows 'cackle' can infer 'cackler'.

Etymology

Cackler comes from the sound word cackle plus -er, meaning 'one who'. Hens often 'cackle' loudly after laying an egg, so a cackler is the hen that makes that proud, noisy call.