1. (v. i.) To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.

2. (v. i.) To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle.

3. (v. i.) To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.

4. (n.) The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg.

5. (n.) Idle talk; silly prattle.

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