cluck

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Recent Examples of cluck Chickens run and cluck around the Bennet home; the family’s clothes look worn, at times even dirty; the houses are cluttered, the people messy, their interactions chaotic. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025 On their 33 acres, the clucks and crows from their flock of 60 chickens and two turkeys is constant. Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 17 Apr. 2025 To my ears the cluck of his call was even more seductive than the real thing. Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025 Broody hens also cluck in a low tone, growl at other chickens when approached, and may keep their wings outstretched and their feathers puffed up. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cluck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluck
Noun
  • Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.
    Drew Broussard May 22, Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Don’t let the success of KPop Demon Hunters at the box office fool you, Netflix is still Netflix.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Sabonis and Zach LaVine are fringe All-Stars most seasons, Keegan Murray is a solid wing starter who shoots and defends, DeRozan can still get midrange buckets and shot-fake fools into heaps of fouls, and Malik Monk is electric in a sixth-man role.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The glass windows are blocked by tables and a piano and a crib and a dressmaker’s dummy.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • However, an image of the dummies shared by leaker Sonny Dickson indicates Samsung's finally making room for magnetic rings at the back.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Two dogs came into the living room to inspect the uproar, mutts from the reservation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That rescue mutt had been known for years as Everest, but enough of that.
    Jim Cramer, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Cluck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluck. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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