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cleck
1/ klɛk /
verb
- (of birds) to hatch
- to lay or hatch (a plot or scheme)
cleck
2/ klɛk /
verb
- introften foll byon to gossip (about); tell (on)
noun
- often plural a piece of gossip
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Derived Forms
- ˈclecky, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cleck1
C15: from Old Norse klekja
Origin of cleck2
from Welsh, from clecan to gossip, and clec gossip
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Example Sentences
The prelate is both the egg and the nest to cleck and bring forth Popery.
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