chackle

Definitions

To chatter (to talk or make noise) or chuckle.

England, dialectal, rare

Examples

“[…] calling in partridges, gagleing in geese, groaning in pigeons and turtles, crowing in cocks, chackling and clucking in [hens] […]”

“"The Lord hath delivered-- do you ever bet⟳?" he chackled.”

“The cock sat up in the yew-tree, The hen came chackling by, I wish⟳ you all good morning, And a good fat pig in the sty.”

“Her dressed in Grandma's jarberlunks, got into her trinkle and settled down to wait⟳. Red Riding Hood walked jebblydove along the path, through the jonkeyhaze and finally reached Grandma's cottage. She chackled at the door and went in.”

“"So you've finally come⟳ back to me, eh Grandma Matchie?" Lunker chackled. "You haven't been down here since I threw you out of my court two thousand years ago!" Grandma atchie chackled right back. "An it's bin feelin pretty empty e'er since, I bet⟳!"”

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