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CLUCK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
Synonyms:
cluck; clucking
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cluck" is a kind of...):
cry (the characteristic utterance of an animal)
Derivation:
cluck (make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "cluck" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
cluck (the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks))