cluck
کڑ کڑانا
definition
verb
Chickens and hens cluck nearby and the cicadas start up their relentless refrain.
(of a hen) make a short, guttural sound.
noun
Farmers usually keep farm animals to supplement their income, but a visitor to this farm will not hear clucks or moos.
the characteristic short, guttural sound made by a hen.
a cluck too lazy to put up a clothesline
a stupid or foolish person.
example
Despots die and their wars are read about in history books; we 'cluck' our tongues, shake our heads and wonder at their evil.
Gil, with a 'cluck' of his tongue and a loud smack of his lips, seemed satisfied with this.
He said he eats ‘anything that used to moo, 'cluck' or oink - as long as it's cooked.’
When I read, ‘academic freedom,’ I hear a very loud 'cluck' .
As chickens 'cluck' at our feet, he continues in his warm, soft voice: ‘They will never succeed in making me hate them.’
a 'cluck' too lazy to put up a clothesline
He made a noise which, had he been female, would have been instantly recognized as a sympathetic 'cluck' .
If they ask if my eggs are fresh, I'll waddle around and 'cluck' like a chicken and say, ‘Hey, they don't get any fresher than this.’
With an exasperated 'cluck' of his tongue he rushed to the shower, and got ready.
So I declined his offer, letting him 'cluck' in dismay.
I'd toss out a topic and he'd 'cluck' his tongue and point out ways my idea could be offensive and controversial.
He gave a 'cluck' of sorts and began the lesson.
I shook my head, feeling the urge to 'cluck' my tongue in disapproval.
‘Thanks,’ he said but made no action to invite her in and with a 'cluck' of her tongue she turned on her heels and began to walk away.
Jackson filled in the form as best he could and handed it back to the nurse, who looked over it with a 'cluck' of disapproval.
I have perfected the art of the interested 'cluck' during these kinds of conversations.
Chickens and hens 'cluck' nearby and the cicadas start up their relentless refrain.
Loretta gave a 'cluck' of impatience
Loretta gave a 'cluck' of impatience
Of course, conservatives will cluck 'cluck' sadly and say that we're overreacting.
Whether she intended to eventually marry the silly 'cluck' or not, that wouldn't matter, because I just wouldn't like it.
Chickens 'clucked' about, scratching up dust into tiny dust devils with their claws.
He eyed me curiously with amusement, ‘For a while there you sounded like a mother hen 'clucking over' her chick.’
With that, he starts to do a strutting chicken walk, wafting his arms about and 'clucking' and squawking to himself.
As soon as he asks the checkout assistant, three more of them appear and start 'clucking around' .
‘That's no way to treat a lady, Eric,’ his mother scolded, 'clucking' her tongue.
The maid 'clucked' her tongue and rolled her eyes.
There were no horses bucking in their stalls, no chickens 'clucking' on the ground.
Amidst grunts and 'clucks' of disapproval, I managed to lose myself in the crowd.
Matrons in gem-hued gowns were 'clucking over' the other debutantes.
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