cluck
verb (used without object)
to utter the cry of a hen brooding or calling her chicks.
has been clucking
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present perfect progressiveof cluck (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The European press has been clucking over the fact that Samantha Cameron, the wife of the new British prime minister, David Cameron, has a dolphin tattoo on her ankle.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2010
