cluck
1[ kluhk ]
/ klʌk /
verb (used without object)
to utter the cry of a hen brooding or calling her chicks.
to make a similar sound; express concern, approval, etc., by such a sound.
verb (used with object)
to call or utter by clucking.
noun
the sound uttered by a hen when brooding, or in calling her chicks.
any clucking sound.
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Origin of cluck
11475–85; variant of clock1 (now dial. and Scot), Middle English clokken, Old English cloccian to cluck; cognate with Dutch klokken
Definition for cluck (2 of 2)
cluck
2[ kluhk ]
/ klʌk /
noun Slang.
a dull-witted, stupid person; blockhead; dolt.
Origin of cluck
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British Dictionary definitions for cluck
cluck
/ (klʌk) /
noun
the low clicking sound made by a hen or any similar sound
verb
(intr) (of a hen) to make a clicking sound
(tr) to call or express (a feeling) by making a similar sound
Word Origin for cluck
C17: of imitative origin
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