cluck

Speech parts

1. cluck - Noun

2. cluck - Verb

3. Cluck - Proper noun

Meaning

To make the noise, or utter the call, of a brooding hen.

To call together, or call to follow, as a hen does her chickens.

The call of a hen to her chickens.

A click. See 3d Click, 2.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

clack click cackle crow newt coo moo poon sap nimrod tut prat caw nit turkey
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Antonyms

solomon einstein ninja wizard brainiac maven
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Hypernyms

emit cry utter let out let loose

Phrases with the word

cluck one's tongue cluck and grunt

Derivatives

clucked clucking

Examples

If you associate with chickens, you will learn to cluck. If you associate with eagles, you will learn to fly. Source: Internet

I did undergo hypnotherapy, and it didn't work! The guy couldn't put me under. I was very disappointed. I was very keen to be suggested, to have somebody tell me to run naked or cluck like a chicken or whatever, but it didn't work for me, I'm afraid. James McAvoy

Even the hen doesn't cluck for free. Polish Proverb

Before hatching, the hen can hear the chicks peeping inside the eggs, and will gently cluck to stimulate them to break out of their shells. Source: Internet

For animal sounds, words like quack ( duck ), moo ( cow ), bark or woof ( dog ), roar ( lion ), meow miaow or purr ( cat ), cluck ( chicken ) and baa ( sheep ) are typically used in English. Source: Internet

Here is my one itsy bitsy teeny weeny little worry: I don't want to cluck like a chicken. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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