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cluck

UK
/klʌk/
US
/klʌk/

Translations

clucknoun
clucks
pl
UK
/klʌk/
US
/klʌk/
gloussementPour le cri caractéristique d’une poule.
The cluck of the hen was a comforting sound on the farm.
Le gloussement de la poule était un son réconfortant à la ferme.
poulePour désigner une poule domestique, surtout lorsqu’elle couve.
The cluck refused to leave her nest even for food.
La poule refusait de quitter son nid, même pour manger.
Additional translations
imbécileFamilier, pour désigner une personne jugée sotte.
Synonyms
croak
quack
squawk
cackle
cluckverb
clucked
Past Simple
clucked
Past Participle
clucking
Gerund
UK
/klʌk/
US
/klʌk/
glousserPour le bruit caractéristique de la poule.
The hen clucked softly as she settled onto her nest.
La poule a gloussé doucement en se posant sur son nid.
Additional translations
claquer de la languePour marquer la désapprobation ou l’inquiétude.
Synonyms
croak
cackle
squawk
chatter
gossip

Definitions

clucknoun
The characteristic short, sharp sound made by a hen, especially when calling her chicks.
The cluck of the hen was a comforting sound on the farm.
A person regarded as silly or foolish.
He felt like a cluck after realizing he had forgotten his keys at home.
A domestic hen, especially one that is brooding or sitting on eggs.
The cluck refused to leave her nest even for food.
cluckverb
To make a short, low sound that a chicken makes.
The hen clucked softly as she settled onto her nest.
To express disapproval or concern by making a similar sound.
The teacher clucked at the students' messy work.
To utter or express (something) with a clucking sound.
She clucked a warning to the chicks.
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