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Grammar : Verb |
Spell : kluhk |
Phonetic Transcription : klʌk |
Définition of cluck
Origin :- Old English cloccian originally echoic. Cf. Turkish culuk, one of the words for "turkey;" Greek klozein, Latin glocire, German glucken. Related: Clucked; clucking.
- verb clack
- Whenever they get hungry, the mamma hen will come to the door of the house and cluck.
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 27, 1880 » by Various
- While feeding it utters a low-sounding cluck, cluck, at short intervals.
- Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
- I know all the birds say when they twitter and chirp, caw and coo, gobble and cluck.
- Extract from : « Europa's Fairy Book » by Joseph Jacobs
- She can cluck, cluck them close up to her, and often she catches them.
- Extract from : « Hoodie » by Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth
- There they sit for a short time, when their leader gives a loud “cluck.”
- Extract from : « With Axe and Rifle » by W.H.G. Kingston
- Three distinct sounds are produced: "Puff, cluck, b-o-o-r-r-r-m-i."
- Extract from : « The Wild Turkey and Its Hunting » by Edward A. McIlhenny
- He couldn't afford to have this chance smashed by a cluck like Garret.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. » by Rutherford G. Montgomery
- The hot retort from Barrett ended in his throat with a cluck.
- Extract from : « King Spruce, A Novel » by Holman Day
- To satisfy her humour, the woman replaced the eggs, and the cluck ceased.
- Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland » by Various
- "Don't worry, my dear," cried Billina, with a cluck that was meant for a laugh.
- Extract from : « Ozma of Oz » by L. Frank Baum
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