cluck

UK
/klʌk/
US
/klʌk/

Translations

clucknoun
clucks
pl
UK
/klʌk/
US
/klʌk/
The cluck of the hen was heard from the barn.
Кудахтанье курицы было слышно из сарая.
cluckverb
clucked
Past Simple
clucked
Past Participle
clucking
Gerund
UK
/klʌk/
US
/klʌk/
The hen began to cluck loudly when she saw the fox.
Курица начала громко кудахтать, когда увидела лису.

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.