CLUCK
What does "CLUCK" mean?
To make the short, low, clicking sound characteristic of a hen.
Meanings
- Of a hen, to make its short repeated clicking call. The hens clucked and scratched at the dirt all morning.
- To make a similar tongue sound to express concern, disapproval, or sympathy. She clucked her tongue at the muddy footprints on the floor.
- The clicking sound itself. He gave a soft cluck of disappointment at the news.
Word origin
Imitative in origin, echoing the sound itself; related to Middle Dutch 'clocken' and Latin 'glocire,' both onomatopoeic for the call of a hen.
Remember it
CLUCK is the sound it names - say it out loud and you have already heard a hen.
A little poem
Low clicking at dawn -
the hen disapproves of nothing
and everything, twice.
haiku
Wordplay
- The hen refused to gossip about the rooster. She just clucked and said she didn't want to ruffle feathers.
What it teaches
Disapproval needs no words - a small sound at the right moment carries a whole verdict.
Quick facts
What does CLUCK mean?
To make the short, low, clicking sound characteristic of a hen.
Is CLUCK a valid word?
Yes — CLUCK is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CLUCK?
CLUCK has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CLUCK come from?
Imitative in origin, echoing the sound itself; related to Middle Dutch 'clocken' and Latin 'glocire,' both onomatopoeic for the call of a hen.
What can CLUCK teach us?
Disapproval needs no words - a small sound at the right moment carries a whole verdict.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.