verb
- past tense of cluck; made the short, low sound that a chicken makes
- past tense of cluck; made a disapproving sound with the tongue
Examples
- The hen clucked softly as she sat on her eggs.
- Several chickens clucked around the farmyard.
- She clucked her tongue in disapproval at the mess.
- The teacher clucked when she saw the students’ poor test scores.
- He clucked sympathetically when he heard about her troubles.
- The mother hen clucked to call her chicks back to the coop.