cluck
/klʌk/
noun
- 1
The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.
- 2
Any sound similar to this.
- 3
A kind of tongue click used to urge on a horse.
verb
- 1
To make such a sound.
- 2
To cause (the tongue) to make a clicking sound.
“My mother clucked her tongue in disapproval.”
- 3
To call together, or call to follow, as a hen does her chickens.
- 4
To suffer withdrawal from heroin.
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