v. i. - To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.
v. i. - To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen or a goose; to giggle.
v. i. - To talk in a silly manner; to prattle.
n. - The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that has laid an egg.
n. - Idle talk; silly prattle.