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[ verb ] make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

Synonyms

clack click

Used in print

(Jane Gilmore Rushing, "Against the Moon,"...)

One afternoon , as the women sat clucking softly , a new carload of people pulled_up at the gate .

Related terms

utter clack

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[ noun ] the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)

Used in print

(E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)

He stroked the hens and they responded with delighted clucks , he gobbled with the turkeys and they at_once were all attention , he quacked with the ducks , and cackled with a pair of exceedingly flattered geese .

The doctor , he noticed , was attempting a transverse movement towards the stairs , but before the movement could be completed a distinct and audible cluck ruffled the air in the hollow of the stair-well .

Related terms

cry

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 10940
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