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Meaning of cluck

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cluck

Pronunciation:/klʌk/

noun

Definitions

  1. The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.

  2. Any sound similar to this.

  3. A kind of tongue click used to urge on a horse.

verb

Definitions

  1. To make such a sound.

  2. To cause (the tongue) to make a clicking sound.

    Example: My mother clucked her tongue in disapproval.

  3. To call together, or call to follow, as a hen does her chickens.

  4. To suffer withdrawal from heroin.