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cluck
- pronunciation:
- kluhk
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
clucked, clucking, clucks |
| definition 1: |
to make the sharp, throaty noise of a hen brooding or calling chicks.
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| definition 2: |
to make noises expressing concern, approval, disapproval, or the like.
They were clucking over the latest scandal. |
| related words: |
chatter, gabble, gobble, quack |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to call to or express by clucking.
They were all clucking their disapproval of her behavior. |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the sharp, throaty sound of a hen, or a similar sound.
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| related words: |
gabble, gobble |
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