Definitions for Cluck
klʌkcluck

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cluck, cluckingverb

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

2. cluck, click, clackverb

   make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. clucknoun

   The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.

2. clucknoun

   Any sound similar to this.

3. clucknoun

   A kind of tongue click used to urge on a horse.

4. cluckverb

   To make such a sound.

5. cluckverb

   to suffer withdrawal from heroin.

6. Etymology: From clocken, clokken, from cloccian, from klukkwōnan, of imitative origin. Cognate with clok, clock, klokken, klukken, glucken, klukke, klucka, klökkva.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Cluckverb

   To call chickens; as a hen.

   Etymology: cloccian, Welsh; clochat, Armorick; cloccan, Saxon; klocken, Dutch.

   She, poor hen, fond of no second brood,
   Has cluck’d thee to the wars. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Ducklings, though hatched by a hen, if she brings them to a river, in they go, though the hen clucks and calls to keep them out. John Ray, on the Creation.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cluck

   A cluck refers to a characteristic sound made by a chicken, or it can be used to describe a similar sound made by a person. This term can also be used as a verb to indicate the action of making such a sound.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cluckverb

   to make the noise, or utter the call, of a brooding hen

2. Cluckverb

   to call together, or call to follow, as a hen does her chickens

3. Clucknoun

   the call of a hen to her chickens

4. Clucknoun

   a click. See 3d Click, 2

5. Etymology: [AS. cloccian; cf. D. klokken, G. glucken, glucksen, LG. klukken, Dan. klukke; all prob. of imitative origin.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cluck

   kluk, n. the call of a hen to her chickens: any similar sound.—v.i. to make the sound of a hen when calling on her chickens.—n. Cluck′ing, the noise made by a hen when calling her chickens.—adj. that clucks. [From the sound, like Dut. klokken, Ger. glucken, Dan. klukke.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CLUCK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cluck is ranked #16534 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Cluck surname appeared 1,737 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Cluck.
   
   92.8% or 1,612 total occurrences were White.
   2.8% or 50 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 24 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.1% or 20 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.1% or 20 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 11 total occurrences were Black.

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How to pronounce Cluck?

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How to say Cluck in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cluck in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Cluck in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Cluck in a Sentence

1. Jack Waiboer:

   Hogs cluck like chickens during the first week of May in Memphis.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Cluck
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cluck
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Cluck
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Cluck
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Cluck
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Cluck