单词 | to cluck one's tongue |
释义 | > as lemmasto cluck one's tongue (also teeth) c. transitive. to cluck one's tongue (also teeth) : to produce a clucking sound with the tongue against the hard palate or teeth, esp. to express disapproval, irritation, or commiseration, or to call or urge forward an animal. Cf. cluck n. 1a, to click one's tongue at click v.1 4a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sharp or hard sound > [verb (transitive)] > clack clack1542 to cluck one's tongue1859 1859 Boy's Birth-day Bk. 397 His heels drummed against the ribs, he clucked his tongue, and sung out famously ‘Gerlong with yer.’ 1888 E. A. Hart Mystery at Shoncliff School viii. 87 Jack..clucked his tongue in his mouth with that curious cluck which at once expresses compassion and surprise. 1941 Liberty Mag. 4 Jan. 16/1 I resolve to murder, on sight, the next person to put a paternal arm about me, stare at me silently, cluck his tongue, and say, ‘Mischa, old boy, why are you so sad?’. 1977 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 21 Mar. 11/1 I keep clucking my tongue about the soaring prices of houses. 2018 M. Khan I am Thunder i. 4 ‘Listening in on your mum's private conversations?’ Salma said, clucking her tongue. < as lemmas |
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