Definition of cluck - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
animalmake a soft, guttural sound by a hen
- The hen clucked softly as she settled on her eggs..
2.
communicationcall together like a hen with chicks
- She clucked to gather the children around her.
3.
tongue clickmake a clicking sound with the tongue
- He clucked his tongue in annoyance.
4.
fussy behaviorbehave in a fussy or protective way
- She clucked over her son before the exam.
Noun
1.
animal soundssoft, guttural sound made by a hen
- The hen gave a gentle cluck as she settled on her eggs..
2.
horse urgingtongue click to urge a horse
- He gave a cluck to get the horse moving.
Expressions with cluck
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make a sound with the tongue to show disapproval
She clucked her tongue at the messy room.
Origin of cluck
Imitative, cluck (sound of a hen)
Terms with cluck included in their meaning
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animals
any sound similar to a hen's cluck
Examples of cluck in a sentence
She heard a hen cluck in the distance. The mother hen clucked to call her chicks. He clucked to get the group's attention. The teacher clucked her tongue at the muddy footprints. He clucked softly before answering. He clucked over his plants, ensuring they had enough water.
The teacher clucked over her students' well-being during the trip. A soft cluck could be heard from the chicken coop. She imitated the cluck to calm the nervous hen. With a quick cluck, the horse trotted forward. She used a cluck to signal the horse to stop.
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- French:caqueter, gloussement, ...
- German:gackern, Glucksen, ...
- Italian:chiocciare, schiocco, ...
- Spanish:cacarear, cloqueo, ...
- Portuguese:cacarejar, cacarejo, ...
- Chinese:咕咕叫, 咯咯声, ...
- Japanese:コッコッと鳴く, コッコッ, ...
- Arabic:قَرْقَرَ, قَرْقَرَة, ...
- Hebrew:לְקַרְקֵר, קִרְקוּר, ...
- Russian:кудахтать, клохтанье, ...
- Ukrainian:кудкудакати, кудкудакання, ...
- Hindi:कुड़कुड़ाना, कुड़कुड़ाहट, ...
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