cluck

[ kluhk ]

/ klʌk /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cluck ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

Origin of cluck

1475–85; variant of clock¹ (now dial. and Scot), Middle English clokken,Old English cloccian to cluck; cognate with Dutch klokken

Words nearby cluck

club soda, club sofa, club steak, club wheat, clubwoman, cluck, clucky, clue, clued-up, clue in, clueless

Definition for cluck (2 of 2)

cluck²

[ kluhk ]

/ klʌk /

noun Slang.

a dull-witted, stupid person; blockhead; dolt.

Origin of cluck

1900–05, Americanism; special use of cluck¹

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Example sentences from the Web for cluck

Secondly, readers should not cluck their satisfaction so blithely over economic sanctions.
Les Gelb Puts Russia in Its Place—and Critics in Theirs|Leslie H. Gelb|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It used to be cute, and adults would shake their heads and cluck their tongues.
Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories|Harry Siegel|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"Cluck, put, put," there stands a young gobbler within twenty paces to the left: he has approached from the rear.
The Wild Turkey and Its Hunting|Edward A. McIlhenny
What the meaning may be of this cluck of the tongue, which has been observed with various people, I cannot imagine.
The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals|Charles Darwin

He couldn't afford to have this chance smashed by a cluck like Garret.
A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.|Rutherford G. Montgomery
It was a short-backed hen: she winked with one eye, crying, "Cluck, cluck!"
Twenty-Four Unusual Stories for Boys and Girls|Anna Cogswell Tyler
Even the street boys sang 'zizizi' and 'cluck, cluck, cluck,' and the emperor sang it too.
Stories from Hans Andersen|Hans Christian Andersen

British Dictionary definitions for cluck

cluck

/ (klʌk) /

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 Origin for cluck

C17: of imitative origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	cluck
释义	cluck ¹ [ kluhk ] / klʌk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cluck ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of cluck ¹ 1475–85; variant of clock¹ (now dial. and Scot), Middle English clokken,Old English cloccian to cluck; cognate with Dutch klokken Words nearby cluck club soda, club sofa, club steak, club wheat, clubwoman, cluck, clucky, clue, clued-up, clue in, clueless Definition for cluck (2 of 2) cluck² [ kluhk ] / klʌk / noun Slang. a dull-witted, stupid person; blockhead; dolt. Origin of cluck ² 1900–05, Americanism; special use of cluck¹ Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cluck Secondly, readers should not cluck their satisfaction so blithely over economic sanctions. Les Gelb Puts Russia in Its Place—and Critics in Theirs\|Leslie H. Gelb\|April 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It used to be cute, and adults would shake their heads and cluck their tongues. Why I Choose to Be Child-Free: Readers Share Their Stories\|Harry Siegel\|February 27, 2013\|DAILY BEAST "Cluck, put, put," there stands a young gobbler within twenty paces to the left: he has approached from the rear. The Wild Turkey and Its Hunting\|Edward A. McIlhenny What the meaning may be of this cluck of the tongue, which has been observed with various people, I cannot imagine. The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals\|Charles Darwin He couldn't afford to have this chance smashed by a cluck like Garret. A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F.\|Rutherford G. Montgomery It was a short-backed hen: she winked with one eye, crying, "Cluck, cluck!" Twenty-Four Unusual Stories for Boys and Girls\|Anna Cogswell Tyler Even the street boys sang 'zizizi' and 'cluck, cluck, cluck,' and the emperor sang it too. Stories from Hans Andersen\|Hans Christian Andersen British Dictionary definitions for cluck cluck / (klʌk) / 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 Origin for cluck C17: of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cluck coo, cackle, chuck
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cluck

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of cluck

Words nearby cluck

Definition for cluck (2 of 2)

noun Slang.

Origin of cluck

Example sentences from the Web for cluck

British Dictionary definitions for cluck

noun

verb

Word Origin for cluck

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