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cluck
1[kluhk]
verb (used without object)
to utter the cry of a hen brooding or calling her chicks.
to make a similar sound; express concern, approval, etc., by such a sound.
verb (used with object)
to call or utter by clucking.
noun
the sound uttered by a hen when brooding, or in calling her chicks.
any clucking sound.
cluck
2[kluhk]
noun
a dull-witted, stupid person; blockhead; dolt.
cluck
/ ʌ /
noun
the low clicking sound made by a hen or any similar sound
verb
(intr) (of a hen) to make a clicking sound
(tr) to call or express (a feeling) by making a similar sound
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of cluck1
Example Sentences
Even a peep of news about a new flu pandemic is enough to set scientists clucking about eggs.
“I made your favorite biryani,” Naano says, and clucks her disapproval.
“I was on the dance floor acting strange,” the lyrics go, “flapping my arms I began to cluck, look at me, I’m the disco duck.”
When Dad said that, Sitti made this clucking noise with her tongue.
Mama clucked her tongue and placed a firm grip on Ella's shoulders as they made their way toward the turbaned man with the floating scroll.
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