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Clucking

/ˈklʌkɪŋ/

To make such a sound.

📖 Definitions of "Clucking"

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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Word	Definition
clacknoun	(intransitive) To make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of noises; to click.
clickverb	(graphical user interface) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
clackingnoun	A sound that clacks.
cloppingnoun	The sound or action of something that clops.
clunkingnoun	A sound that clunks.
chucknoun	(cooking) Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
clatteringnoun	A noise that clatters.
clunknoun	A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact.
chirrupnoun	A series of chirps, clicks or clucks.
clankingnoun	A noise that clanks.
clankernoun	Something that makes a clanking noise.
clappingnoun	The action by which someone or something claps.
clangingnoun	A noise that clangs.
clinkingnoun	A noise that clinks.
cacklenoun	A laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose.
cacklingnoun	A sound that cackles.
clickingverb	The sound or action of a click.
quackingnoun	The sound made by a group of ducks; quacks.
cloutingnoun	The act of giving a clout, or striking somebody.
clatternoun	A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.

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