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cluck

The correct spelling is cluck.

How to pronounce cluck

/klʌk/
noun

IPA: /klʌk/

Say it like: Clu-k

The correct spelling is cluck. The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks. For example: "My mother clucked her tongue in disapproval."

Usage Examples

My mother clucked her tongue in disapproval.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.
  2. 2.Any sound similar to this.
  3. 3.A kind of tongue click used to urge on a horse.

verb

  1. 1.To make such a sound.
  2. 2.To cause (the tongue) to make a clicking sound.
  3. 3.To call together, or call to follow, as a hen does her chickens.
  4. 4.To suffer withdrawal from heroin.

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