cluck

noun

Definition of clucknext
as in idiot
a stupid person stuck with a bunch of clucks on an extended bus tour

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Recent Examples of cluck Hens make a combination of clucks and yelps when calling to a gobbler. — Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026 Inside the Georgia State University Gerontology Institute, a group of graduate nursing students cluck like chickens, pretend to build LEGO sets and react to imaginary scenarios. — Brian Unger, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026 The loneliness must’ve broken our poor Mister Killer, the sailors would cluck over his body. — Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 What the cluck is going on in Kate Beckinsale’s family? — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cluck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluck
  1. moron
  2. stupid
  3. fool
  4. mutt
Noun
  • God help us all if some idiot, some moron, ever put you in charge.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 July 2026
  • Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of moron
Noun
  • My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Problem is, even people who know baseball don’t know baseball, which makes betting on baseball stupid.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of stupid
Noun
  • There was simply no reason to try to match that; and Bogaerts would have been a fool not to accept it.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • And coming back with a movie that has anywhere near the impact of No Way Home’s untoppable uniting of Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Holland would seem a fool’s errand.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 July 2026
Definition of fool
Noun
  • Her dog barked, and Vera went to say hello, scratching the mutt between the ears.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026
  • My high-octane mutt was leaping around the patio table and barking excitedly while my neighbors huddled together over their steaks.
    — Deborah Mower, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of mutt

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