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How to pronounce cluck in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms clucking
Type of cry
Type Words
Synonyms clack, click
Type of emit, let loose, let out, utter

Examples of cluck

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Each practice run produces the hum, then the cluck of wood, softened by the foam.
From the theatlantic.com
My golden retriever watches as I fuss over the line, and I cluck to her as I fuss.
From the post-gazette.com
Cluck and the four other incumbents with expiring terms all filed for re-election.
From the dallasnews.com
Encircling it throughout the gallery are objects that cluck, strut and preen.
From the timesunion.com
So let's not try to cut up inexperienced cyclists or cluck and tut as we pass them.
From the guardian.co.uk
We old folks often cluck our tongues and wonder what the world is coming to.
From the kansas.com
Some cluck over how it hasn't been scooped up by a collector and restored.
From the post-gazette.com
The dispositions of the cases were, admittedly, interesting to cluck over.
From the latimes.com
Not that chickens are loud, but they do cluck a bit before they lay an egg.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • The sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
  • Make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
  • (clucky) Broody; prone to cluck
  • (Clucked) Afraid, intimidated by the wave
  • (CLUCKING) coming off heroin, withdrawals.
  • (Clucking) Withdrawing from a drug.
  • (clucky) maternal: from clucking like a hen sitting on her brood; broody.
  • "My job is to lead the audience's applause," Tom clucked.
  • Aka Good luck. Commonly used to greet someone before a test / exam; esp if no talking is allowed.