(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.