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chackle

American  
[chak-uhl] / ˈtʃæk əl /

verb (used without object)

British Dialect.
chackled, chackling

  1. to chatter; jabber.

Etymology

Origin of chackle

Expressive form; chatter, cackle

Example Sentences

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Lock the dairy door!" and all the hens are cackling loudly: "Chickle, chackle, chee," they cry; "we haven't got the key," they cry; "Chickle, chackle, chee!

From Project Gutenberg

Lock the dairy door!" you'll hear him tell the biddies loudly: "Chickle, chackle, chee," they cry; "we haven't got the key!" they cry; "Chickle, chackle, chee!

From Project Gutenberg

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