First Known Use: 15th century
Dictionary
1cluck
verb \ˈklək\
of a chicken : to make a low sound
: to make a low sound with the tongue
: to talk about something in an excited and often disapproving way
Full Definition of CLUCK
intransitive verb
1
: to make a cluck
2
: to make a clicking sound with the tongue
3
: to express interest or concern <critics clucked over the new developments>
transitive verb
1
: to call with a cluck
2
: to express with interest or concern
See cluck defined for English-language learners
ADVERTISEMENT
Origin of CLUCK
imitative
2cluck
noun
: a short, low sound that is made by a chicken
: a short, low sound that is used to show disapproval or sympathy
: a stupid or foolish person
Full Definition of CLUCK
1
: the characteristic sound made by a hen especially in calling her chicks
2
: a stupid or naive person <a dumb cluck>
See cluck defined for English-language learners
See cluck defined for kids
First Known Use of CLUCK
1703
Related to CLUCK
- Synonyms
- airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, clodpoll (or clodpole), clot [British], idiot, clunk, cretin, cuddy (or cuddie) [British dialect], deadhead, dim bulb [slang], dimwit, dip, dodo, dolt, donkey, doofus [slang], dope, dork [slang], dullard, dumbbell, dumbhead, dum-dum, dummkopf, dummy, dunce, dunderhead, fathead, gander, golem, goof, goon, half-wit, hammerhead, hardhead, ignoramus, imbecile, jackass, know-nothing, knucklehead, lamebrain, loggerhead [chiefly dialect], loon, lump, lunkhead, meathead, mome [archaic], moron, mug [chiefly British], mutt, natural, nimrod [slang], nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, noddy, noodle, numskull (or numbskull), oaf, pinhead, prat [British], ratbag [chiefly Australian], saphead, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schnook [slang], simpleton, stock, stupe, stupid, thickhead, turkey, woodenhead, yahoo, yo-yo
CLUCK Defined for Kids
1cluck
verb \ˈklək\
cluckedcluck·ing
Definition of CLUCK for Kids
: to make the low sound of or like a hen
2cluck
noun
Definition of CLUCK for Kids
: the sound made by a hen
Learn More About CLUCK
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: clue (noun)Previous Word in the Dictionary: clubwoodAll Words Near: cluck
ADVERTISEMENT
Seen & Heard
What made you want to look up cluck? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).