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Definition of cluck
intransitive verb
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
transitive verb
1 : to call with a cluck
2 : to express with interest or concern
From the M-W Editors
Examples of cluck in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of cluck from the Web
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Topeka clucked about moving the school there among the chickens, but by 1920, Rosedale stepped up, bidding a truck farm and wine garden at 39th Street and Rainbow Boulevard.
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Remember, judging is rude, too, so anyone who clucked at your choice as a faux pas was committing a faux pas.
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While older generations mostly tolerate the russ, the month-long tradition and its expense can cause tongues to cluck in unflashy, egalitarian Norway.
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Origin and Etymology of cluck
imitative
cluck
Definition of cluck
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
Don't be such a dumb cluck.
stuck with a bunch of clucks on an extended bus tour
First Known Use of cluck
1703
CLUCK Defined for English Language Learners
cluck
playDefinition of cluck for English Language Learners
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of a chicken : to make a low sound
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: to make a low sound with the tongue
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: to talk about something in an excited and often disapproving way
cluck
Definition of cluck for English Language Learners
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: a short, low sound that is made by a chicken
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: a short, low sound that is used to show disapproval or sympathy
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: a stupid or foolish person
CLUCK Defined for Kids
Definition of cluck for Students
clucked
;clucking
: to make the low sound of or like a hen
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