cluck

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