Beside this, what does cackle mean?
intransitive verb. 1 : to make the sharp broken noise or cry characteristic of a hen especially after laying. 2 : to laugh especially in a harsh or sharp manner Shakespeare's crones cackled of evil deeds— Scott McMurray. 3 : chatter.
Similarly, what's a witches laugh called? "hihihi" - malicious laughter, "witch's laughter" "ihaa" or "uhahaha" - surprised laughter, often with mixed feelings.
Also question is, does cackle have a negative connotation?
So, although it does seem that 'cackle' has mostly a negative edge to it (e.g. the OED's 2b, and shrill (laughter), foolish/silly (chatter), prate, stupid loquacity, . . .), it does appear that, it can mean to just chuckle, laugh, or giggle.
Is cackle a positive or negative word?
Senior Member. Packard said: The point I was making was that "giggling" reflects on the giggler negatively; "cackling" reflects on the cackler negatively; "braying" reflects on the brayer negatively. But no form of laughter seems to reflect positively on the person laughing.
