cluck (redirected from clucks over)

cluck  (klk)

n.

1.

a. The characteristic sound made by a hen when brooding or calling its chicks.

b. A sound similar to this.

2. Informal A stupid or foolish person.

v. clucked, cluck·ing, clucks

v.intr.

1. To utter the characteristic sound of a hen.

2. To make a sound similar to that of a hen, as in coaxing a horse.

v.tr.

1. To call by making the characteristic sound of a hen or a similar sound.

2. To express by clucking: He clucked disapproval.

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[Middle English clokken, from Old English cloccian.]

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cluck

Noun

the low clicking noise made by a hen

Verb

1. (of a hen) to make a clicking sound

2. to express (a feeling) by making a similar sound: the landlady was clucking feverishly behind them [imitative]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cluck - the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks) clucking cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb	1.	cluck - make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens clack, click let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

Translations

cluck [klʌk] vi → cloquear

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cluck [klʌk] vi → glousser

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cluck [klʌk] vi → glucken

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cluck [klʌk] vi → chiocciare