单词 | cluck |
释义 | cluck cluck1 /kluk/, v.i. 1. to utter the cry of a hen brooding or calling her chicks. 2. to make a similar sound; express concern, approval, etc., by such a sound. v.t. 3. to call or utter by clucking. n. 4. the sound uttered by a hen when brooding, or in calling her chicks. 5. any clucking sound. [1475-85; var. of CLOCK (now dial. and Scot), ME clokken, OE cloccian to cluck; c. D klokken] cluck2 /kluk/, n. Slang. a dull-witted, stupid person; blockhead; dolt. [1900-05, Amer.; special use of CLUCK1] |
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