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cluck C0425800 (klŭk)n.1. a. The characteristic sound made by a hen when brooding or calling its chicks.b. A sound similar to this.2. Informal A stupid or foolish person.v. clucked, cluck·ing, clucks v.intr.1. To utter the characteristic sound of a hen.2. To make a sound similar to that of a hen, as in coaxing a horse.v.tr.1. To call by making the characteristic sound of a hen or a similar sound.2. To express by clucking: He clucked disapproval. [Middle English clokken, from Old English cloccian.]cluck (klʌk) nthe low clicking sound made by a hen or any similar soundvb1. (Zoology) (intr) (of a hen) to make a clicking sound2. (tr) to call or express (a feeling) by making a similar sound[C17: of imitative origin]cluck1 (klʌk) v.i. 1. to utter the cry of a hen brooding or calling her chicks. 2. to make a similar sound, esp. one expressing concern, approval, etc. v.t. 3. to call by clucking. 4. to express by clucking. n. 5. the sound uttered by a hen when brooding, or in calling her chicks. 6. any clucking sound. [1475–85; variant of clock (now dial. and Scots), Middle English clokken, Old English cloccian to cluck] cluck2 (klʌk) n. Slang. blockhead. [1915–20, Amer.; of uncertain orig.] cluck Past participle: clucked Gerund: clucking
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I cluck | you cluck | he/she/it clucks | we cluck | you cluck | they cluck |
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I clucked | you clucked | he/she/it clucked | we clucked | you clucked | they clucked |
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I am clucking | you are clucking | he/she/it is clucking | we are clucking | you are clucking | they are clucking |
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I have clucked | you have clucked | he/she/it has clucked | we have clucked | you have clucked | they have clucked |
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I was clucking | you were clucking | he/she/it was clucking | we were clucking | you were clucking | they were clucking |
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I had clucked | you had clucked | he/she/it had clucked | we had clucked | you had clucked | they had clucked |
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I will cluck | you will cluck | he/she/it will cluck | we will cluck | you will cluck | they will cluck |
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I will have clucked | you will have clucked | he/she/it will have clucked | we will have clucked | you will have clucked | they will have clucked |
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I will be clucking | you will be clucking | he/she/it will be clucking | we will be clucking | you will be clucking | they will be clucking |
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I have been clucking | you have been clucking | he/she/it has been clucking | we have been clucking | you have been clucking | they have been clucking |
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I will have been clucking | you will have been clucking | he/she/it will have been clucking | we will have been clucking | you will have been clucking | they will have been clucking |
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I had been clucking | you had been clucking | he/she/it had been clucking | we had been clucking | you had been clucking | they had been clucking |
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I would cluck | you would cluck | he/she/it would cluck | we would cluck | you would cluck | they would cluck |
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I would have clucked | you would have clucked | he/she/it would have clucked | we would have clucked | you would have clucked | they would have clucked | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cluck - the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)cluckingcry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night" | Verb | 1. | cluck - make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hensclack, clicklet loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" | Translationscluck (klak) noun (a sound like) the call of a hen. 母雞咯咯聲 母鸡咯咯声 verb to make such a sound. 咯咯叫 咯咯叫cluck
cluckA stupid person. Did you hear that guy's ridiculous question? Geez, what a cluck.dumb cluckA stupid person. Did you hear that guy's ridiculous question? Geez, what a dumb cluck.See also: cluck, dumbcluck and kluck (klək) n. a stupid person; a person as stupid as a chicken. Why did they send me a dumb cluck to do this work? You silly kluck! Why’d you do that? dumb cluck n. a stupid oaf; a person as stupid as a chicken. Sally is not a dumb cluck, but she is sort of slow. See also: cluck, dumbEncyclopediaSeechickenCLUCK
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CLUCK➣Calgary Liberated Urban Chicken Klub (Canada) |
cluck
Synonyms for clucknoun the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)SynonymsRelated Wordsverb make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hensSynonymsRelated Words- let loose
- let out
- utter
- emit
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