cluck
cluck — verb
- cluckpresent simple I / you / we / they
- cluckshe / she / it
- cluckedpast simple
- clucking-ing form
1. Hens cluck by giving brief, low calls, often to gather nearby chicks or respond
Hens cluck by giving brief, low calls, often to gather nearby chicks or respond to something around them.
At sunrise, the brown hen clucked beside the feed bucket.
hen cluck in a farm setting
When Luca opened the coop, one nervous chicken clucked loudly.
cluck + adverb
A mother hen clucked softly while her chicks crossed the yard.
The lost chick ran home after hearing its mother cluck.
文法句型
cluck
cluck + adverb
用法筆記
Usually used for hens and similar birds. The sound is often connected with guiding chicks, warning them, or calling them back.
2. If a person clucks, they click the tongue to show pity, annoyance, or disapprova
If a person clucks, they click the tongue to show pity, annoyance, or disapproval.
Aunt Rosa clucked at the cracked vase and shook her head.
cluck at + problem in disapproval
The coach clucked when Tariq forgot his shoes again.
Valentina clucked in sympathy after seeing the boy's scraped knees.
Grandpa clucked with pity as the wet puppy shivered.
文法句型
cluck at + something
cluck in sympathy
cluck with pity
用法筆記
Often followed by at, in sympathy, or with pity. It describes the small mouth sound itself, not the longer words that may come after it.
3. If someone clucks over another person, they fuss around them with more concern o
If someone clucks over another person, they fuss around them with more concern or praise than is really needed.
Caleb's aunt clucked over his thin coat before the trip.
cluck over + person
The neighbors clucked over every bruise on Eshe's knees.
After one cough, Sumin's parents clucked over her through dinner.
The guests clucked over Adina's neat nursery and praised every shelf.
- ignore
shows no concern or praise at all
文法句型
cluck over + someone
cluck over + something
用法筆記
Usually followed by over and often sounds mildly critical. It suggests that the worry or praise feels fussy rather than truly helpful.
cluck — noun
1. A cluck is the brief, low call a hen gives, especially when summoning chicks.
A cluck is the brief, low call a hen gives, especially when summoning chicks.
A sharp cluck came from the nest when the dog approached.
a cluck came from ...
Sahil heard a warning cluck before the hen spread her wings.
The chicks stopped running at their mother's low cluck.
One soft cluck from the coop told everyone feeding time had started.
文法句型
a cluck
a soft cluck
hear a cluck
用法筆記
Most often used for the call of a hen or similar bird. Writers often add an adjective such as soft, low, or warning before it.
2. A cluck is a foolish person who is too trusting or shows poor judgment.
A cluck is a foolish person who is too trusting or shows poor judgment.
Don't be a cluck and leave your passport on the bus.
be a cluck
Jack felt like a cluck after locking his keys inside.
The older boys called Caleb a cluck for trusting the fake prize.
Only a cluck would lend money to that obvious scam.
- genius
the opposite in judgment or intelligence
文法句型
be a cluck
call someone a cluck
用法筆記
This old-fashioned informal use is insulting. Many speakers would choose fool or idiot instead in modern everyday English.