Synonyms for cluck

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

Example sentences :

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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