cluck
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Definition of cluck
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : to make a cluck
2 : to make a clicking sound with the tongue
3 : to express interest or concern critics clucked over the new developments
cluck
nounDefinition of cluck (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : the characteristic sound made by a hen especially in calling her chicks
2 : a stupid or naive person a dumb cluck
Examples of cluck in a Sentence
Verb
The hen clucked at her chicks. The driver clucked at the horses to get them moving. Commentators have been clucking over his lack of experience.Noun
Don't be such a dumb cluck. stuck with a bunch of clucks on an extended bus tour
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Chickens scratch and cluck at the side of the road. — The Economist, "The world's first commercial drone-delivery service takes flight," 9 June 2018 But really, since a season isn’t complete without a costume, out clucked a chicken, aka David. — Becca Kufrin, PEOPLE.com, "Why Bachelorette Becca Kufrin Gave Garrett the First Impression Rose: He's 'Clever and Charming'," 29 May 2018 Her instantly recognisable song began with Barzilai mimicking chicken clucking sounds to loud cheers from fans. — NBC News, "Israel's Netta Barzilai wins Eurovision song contest," 13 May 2018 The racist component to Andre's imprisonment is relevant to the plot, which is set in the '60s, but Golden doesn't do much with it beyond a little mild tongue-clucking about systemic injustice. — Noel Murray, latimes.com, "Despite a solid cast, haphazard comedy 'The Escape of Prisoner 614' misses the mark," 26 Apr. 2018 Representative Mike Quigley, an Illinois Democrat, openly mocked his Republican colleagues, clucking at them like a chicken. — Jason Zengerle, New York Times, "How Devin Nunes Turned the House Intelligence Committee Inside Out," 24 Apr. 2018 From the bluffs, visitors can hear roosters clucking in Miguel Aleman and see schoolchildren and traffic crossing a tiny bridge. — Washington Post, "On the lower Rio Grande, a glimpse at the border Trump wants," 14 Apr. 2018 Brooke and Steve Giannetti, designers and authors of Patina Farm, built a henhouse worth clucking about. — Natalie Schumann, Country Living, "This Couple Built the Chicken Coop of Our Dreams and It's So Charming," 9 Mar. 2018 On her property on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana’s capital, Afrane’s poultry farm has three sheds where 1,700 chickens and roosters cluck, crow, and lay. — Stacey Knott, The Christian Science Monitor, "In Ghana, a feminist push for fairer farming," 20 Dec. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Among the new offerings: the Oink Cluck Moo, a combination beef hot dog (the moo), chicken fingers (the cluck) and pulled pork (the oink). — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, "A guide to visiting all of Maryland's minor league ballparks," 10 July 2018 Then there is the matter of Kidjo’s lustrous voice versus Byrne’s chicken-ish cluck. — Philly.com, "Album reviews: Nine Inch Nails, Lily Allen, Angelique Kidjo," 21 June 2018 Shapiro is almost too creepy, with the little clucks of her tongue and strange behavior. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "'Hereditary:' 127 minutes of pure horror," 7 June 2018 This premiere of the 12th season includes a horse with teeth troubles, chickens whose clucks have turned to gurgles and some high-strung emus. — Gabe Cohn, New York Times, "What’s on TV Saturday: ‘The Incredible Dr. Pol’ and ‘Everything, Everything’," 6 Jan. 2018 In this wordless piece of form-bending theater, an ensemble of eight makes their pleasures and displeasures known with aggressive clucks and herky-jerky movement. — Dusty Somers, The Seattle Times, "Review: ‘Into the Deeps’ runs silent as it explores careless treatment of the environment," 12 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cluck.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for cluck
cluck
verb
English Language Learners Definition of cluck
(Entry 1 of 2)
of a chicken : to make a low sound
: to make a low sound with the tongue
: to talk about something in an excited and often disapproving way
cluck
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of cluck (Entry 2 of 2)
: a short, low sound that is made by a chicken
: a short, low sound that is used to show disapproval or sympathy
: a stupid or foolish person
See the full definition for cluck in the English Language Learners Dictionary
cluck
verb
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Kids Definition of cluck
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to make the low sound of or like a hen
cluck
nounKids Definition of cluck (Entry 2 of 2)
: the sound made by a hen
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