Kackle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Kackle is a verb meaning (ornithology) A low raspy noise accompanied by head jerks, used to signal appeasement in some species.
Meaning
(ornithology) A low raspy noise accompanied by head jerks, used to signal appeasement in some species.
More Meanings
- (ornithology) To make a kackle while jerking the head, signalling appeasement.
- Alternative form of keckle.
- Alternative form of cackle.
Example Sentences
A bird 'kackling' while alighting may be ignored or greeted in return with weak 'kackles' and headjerks.
Females never revealed their sex during greetings; no females solicited copulations or produced calls other than 'kackles'.
Black-throated Finches give 'kackles' in the same situations as do Long-tailed Finches, and they appear to have the same appeasement function.
While we were all kneeling in prayer these hens set up a kackle, kackle, kackle and made such a noise that it drowned the Voice of the brother in prayer.
Word Forms
- kackles
- kackling
- kackled
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include quawk, cackling, ching, rackle, squawk, cackle.
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