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
Here’s something for Hallmark fans to cluck about: the channel has set the return date for The Chicken Sisters.
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 26 June 2025
The only non-aquatic industries are a nearby watermelon farm and the occasional cluck and snuffle of chickens and pigs.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
This leads us to the crux...or perhaps the clucks...of my story.
—Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Geese on the ground cluck excitedly when other birds are circling above.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2023
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Lynette Rice, Deadline, 26 June 2025
The only non-aquatic industries are a nearby watermelon farm and the occasional cluck and snuffle of chickens and pigs.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 5 June 2025
This leads us to the crux...or perhaps the clucks...of my story.
—Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Geese on the ground cluck excitedly when other birds are circling above.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluck
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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But the new parking fees at Balboa Park are a whole new level of stupid.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim were among the first fools brave enough to go live-action on Adult Swim, setting the template for shows like Check It Out!—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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Only fools would think differently.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Much of the rising interest is tied to claims that these mixed pooches possess more desirable aspects than many purebreeds or mutts.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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Jodi Picoult writes about a beloved mutt named Alvin; Roxane Gay, about a Maltipoo named Max; Elizabeth Strout, about a water-loving Lab named Ethan.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Cluck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluck. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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