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单词 cluck
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cluck


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
Imperative
cluck
cluck
Present
I cluck
you cluck
he/she/it clucks
we cluck
you cluck
they cluck
Preterite
I clucked
you clucked
he/she/it clucked
we clucked
you clucked
they clucked
Present Continuous
I am clucking
you are clucking
he/she/it is clucking
we are clucking
you are clucking
they are clucking
Present Perfect
I have clucked
you have clucked
he/she/it has clucked
we have clucked
you have clucked
they have clucked
Past Continuous
I was clucking
you were clucking
he/she/it was clucking
we were clucking
you were clucking
they were clucking
Past Perfect
I had clucked
you had clucked
he/she/it had clucked
we had clucked
you had clucked
they had clucked
Future
I will cluck
you will cluck
he/she/it will cluck
we will cluck
you will cluck
they will cluck
Future Perfect
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
Future Continuous
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
Present Perfect Continuous
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
Future Perfect Continuous
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
Past Perfect Continuous
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
Conditional
I would cluck
you would cluck
he/she/it would cluck
we would cluck
you would cluck
they would cluck
Past Conditional
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
Thesaurus
Noun1.cluck - the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)cluck - the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)cluckingcry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb1.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"
Translations
咯咯叫母鸡咯咯声

cluck

(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


cluck

A stupid person. Did you hear that guy's ridiculous question? Geez, what a cluck.

dumb cluck

A stupid person. Did you hear that guy's ridiculous question? Geez, what a dumb cluck.See also: cluck, dumb

cluck

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, dumb
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CLUCK


AcronymDefinition
CLUCKCalgary Liberated Urban Chicken Klub (Canada)

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Synonyms for cluck

noun the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)

Synonyms

  • clucking

Related Words

  • cry

verb make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

Synonyms

  • clack
  • click

Related Words

  • let loose
  • let out
  • utter
  • emit
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