cluck
verb (used without object)
to utter the cry of a hen brooding or calling her chicks.
had clucked
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past perfectof cluck.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Lyndon Johnson had clucked that "the missile gap cannot be eliminated by the stroke of a pen."
From Time Magazine Archive
By the time the next and last rebel plane swooped down, rotund Bernard Relin, L.A.V.'s New York pressagent, had clucked his willing charges behind stone pillars and solid masonry.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a slam at Chinese militance, it had clucked at "such a disparaging approach to the life of millions of people, to the fate of entire nations."
From Time Magazine Archive
Leafie had clucked at me, sounding like Rose.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Mama had clucked her tongue at Daddy, but she hadn’t disagreed.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
