cluck
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
clucks
plural
clucks
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLUCK
[count]
1
a
:
a short, low sound that is made by a chicken
b
:
a short, low sound that is used to show disapproval or sympathy
-
clucks of disapproval
2
US, informal
:
a stupid or foolish person
-
Don't be such a dumb cluck.
2
cluck
/ˈklʌk/
verb
clucks;
clucked;
clucking
2
cluck
/ˈklʌk/
verb
clucks;
clucked;
clucking
Britannica Dictionary definition of CLUCK
1
[no object]
of a chicken
:
to make a low sound
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The hen clucked at her chicks.
2
:
to make a low sound with the tongue
[no object]
-
The driver clucked at the horses to get them moving.
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She clucked in sympathy/disappointment.
[+ object]
-
He clucked his tongue.
3
[no object]
informal
:
to talk about something in an excited and often disapproving way
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Commentators have been clucking over/about his lack of experience.
— clucking
noun [noncount]-
the clucking of chickens in the coop
