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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLUCK

Of imitative origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CLUCK

cluck  [klʌk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLUCK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cluck is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb cluck in English.

WHAT DOES CLUCK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cluck in the English dictionary

The first definition of cluck in the dictionary is the low clicking sound made by a hen or any similar sound. Other definition of cluck is to make a clicking sound. Cluck is also to call or express by making a similar sound.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLUCK

PRESENT

Present
I cluck
you cluck
he/she/it clucks
we cluck
you cluck
they cluck
Present continuous
I am clucking
you are clucking
he/she/it is clucking
we are clucking
you are clucking
they are clucking
Present perfect
I have clucked
you have clucked
he/she/it has clucked
we have clucked
you have clucked
they have clucked
Present perfect continuous
I have been clucking
you have been clucking
he/she/it has been clucking
we have been clucking
you have been clucking
they have been clucking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I clucked
you clucked
he/she/it clucked
we clucked
you clucked
they clucked
Past continuous
I was clucking
you were clucking
he/she/it was clucking
we were clucking
you were clucking
they were clucking
Past perfect
I had clucked
you had clucked
he/she/it had clucked
we had clucked
you had clucked
they had clucked
Past perfect continuous
I had been clucking
you had been clucking
he/she/it had been clucking
we had been clucking
you had been clucking
they had been clucking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will cluck
you will cluck
he/she/it will cluck
we will cluck
you will cluck
they will cluck
Future continuous
I will be clucking
you will be clucking
he/she/it will be clucking
we will be clucking
you will be clucking
they will be clucking
Future perfect
I will have clucked
you will have clucked
he/she/it will have clucked
we will have clucked
you will have clucked
they will have clucked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been clucking
you will have been clucking
he/she/it will have been clucking
we will have been clucking
you will have been clucking
they will have been clucking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would cluck
you would cluck
he/she/it would cluck
we would cluck
you would cluck
they would cluck
Conditional continuous
I would be clucking
you would be clucking
he/she/it would be clucking
we would be clucking
you would be clucking
they would be clucking
Conditional perfect
I would have cluck
you would have cluck
he/she/it would have cluck
we would have cluck
you would have cluck
they would have cluck
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been clucking
you would have been clucking
he/she/it would have been clucking
we would have been clucking
you would have been clucking
they would have been clucking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you cluck
we let´s cluck
you cluck
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to cluck
Past participle
clucked
Present Participle
clucking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLUCK


luck
lʌk
misluck
ˌmɪsˈlʌk
mukluk
ˈmʌklʌk
pluck
plʌk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLUCK

clubhouse sandwich
clubland
clubman
clubmanship
clubmen
clubroom
clubrush
clubs
clubwoman
clubwomen
clucky
cludgie
clue
clued in
clued-up
clueless
cluey
cluing
Cluj
clumber

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLUCK

buck
chuck
down on one´s luck
duck
dumb cluck
fuck
Gluck
hard luck
huck
mindfuck
no such luck
pot luck
puck
schmuck
struck
stuck
suck
truck
try one´s luck
tuck

Synonyms and antonyms of cluck in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cluck» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLUCK

Find out the translation of cluck to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cluck from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cluck» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

咕咕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

clo
570 millions of speakers

English

cluck
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुड़कुड़ाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القرقه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кудахтать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cacarejar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোঁ কোঁ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gloussement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertepuk tangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

glucken
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

あほう
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꼬꼬 우는 소리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cluck
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cục tác
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெட்டைக் கோழியின் கொக்கரிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झटकून टाकणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gıdaklama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chiocciare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gdakanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кудкудакати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

clonc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακαρίζω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kloek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cluck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klukk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cluck

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLUCK»

The term «cluck» is regularly used and occupies the 75.746 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLUCK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cluck» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cluck» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cluck

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLUCK»

Discover the use of cluck in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cluck and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Click, Clack, Cluck, I'm a Little Duck
Abstract: This green level introduces important consonant clusters and digraphs in simple, short-vowel words. Also featured are three-letter rime, including selected consonant digraphs (sh), to extend the sight recognition vocabulary.
John Jackman, 1998
2
8 O'Cluck
Mr. Wolf invites the chickens next door to dinner, intending to make a stew out of them, not realizing that they might have ideas of their own.
Jill Creighton, 1997
3
Chicken Said, "Cluck!"
Earl and Pearl are planting pumpkins. Can Chicken find a way to help?
Judyann Ackerman Grant, 2010
4
Super Cluck
Chuck Cluck, an alien chick living on Earth, earns the name Supercluck when he uses his super strength to save baby chicks from a rat.
Jane O'Connor, Robert O'Connor, Helme Heine, 1996
5
Cluck: Murder Most Fowl
The story is brilliant, the writing unbelievably good" - Odyssey Reviews "When you can make a zombie chicken an unforgettable villain, you're doing something right. My prediction is that this is destined to be a cult classic.
Eric D. Knapp, 2012
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Cluck O'Clock
'Cluck O' Clock' is a tell-the-time book with a difference.
Kes Gray, 2010
7
Detective Cluck and the Missing Hens
Perform this script about Detective Cluck as he searches the farm for a group of missing hens.
Dori Butler, 2005
8
La Pequeña Niña Clo-Clo /the Little Cluck Cluck Girl El ...
Lulu Calva. “Clo-clo, clo-clo, clo-clo”, soñaba. ¡Plumas, alas, pico, cada parte de ella era gallina! “Cluck-cluck, cluck-cluck, cluck-cluck”, she dreamed. Feathers, wings, beak, every part of her was a chicken! и: д 5 àlwlmgl" чтили, "Ш i.
Lulu Calva, 2013
9
Tales From Silly Nilly Farm - The Duck Who Said Cluck
Patrick McAdams. Tales from Silly Nillg Farm The Duck Who Said Cluck AuthorHouseTM LLC 1663 Liberty Drive Bloomington, IN 47403 www. authorhouse.com Phone: FRONT COVER.
Patrick McAdams, 2014
10
How to Be Wicked and Eaten by Dogs: And 19 Other Puppet ...
PAUL Ow! Ow! Ok, ok! So what happened? CLUCK Cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck. PAUL God told Abraham many years before that he would be a father of many nations! CLUCK Cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck cluck.
J. David Baker, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLUCK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cluck is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trump cured a cancer -- 'political correctness'
And on they go cluck-cluck-clucking about how we'd better enjoy Trump while we may, because the top is now off the soda bottle and the fizz ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
2
State vet: No poultry can be sold at swap meets in Wisconsin …
If you were planning to buy or show live chickens or turkeys at a swap meet in Wisconsin this year, you are out of cluck. The state veterinarian ... «Madison.com, Jul 15»
3
Different laws, attitudes at work in states' approaches to shale gas
... they couch it on environmental grounds but the reality is that it's political,” said Harrisburg environmental and land use attorney Bill Cluck. «Scranton Times-Tribune, Jul 15»
4
The Omlette Express tours the far flung reaches of the London …
... there were many more eggsperts after the train operated and whether the train was nicknamed the Clickety-Cluck Express is not known! «Rail.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
Lawsuit aims to stop Jewish ritual that involves tossing, killing …
Get the cluck out of here! A group of Brooklyn residents is suing four rabbis, several Hasidic congregations and the city to stop an annual ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
6
Cluck-worthy chicken
We've got crispy bird on the brain this week, and for good reason: It kicked off with National Fried Chicken Day Monday. And while we believe ... «MyPalmBeachPost, Jul 15»
7
Scratch Biscuits opening with a freebie
On Friday and Saturday, it will reopen from 11 p.m. till closing, serving only a biscuit sandwich called "the 5 Buck Cluck" (fried chicken, pimento ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
8
Wayne Chicken Show immune to bird flu concerns
And the Wayne Chicken Show National Cluck-Off, an event in which contestants of all ages compete to see who can best act and sound like a ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
9
GOP field (except Trump) giving a pass to all four Dem candidates …
... campaign always loses to the bare knuckles of the left in today's media environment, where tongues cluck only over GOP excesses. Karthryn ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
10
Bethabara Band sets right tone for holiday week
Satiated by offerings from the Oink'n & Cluck'n BBQ menu, the final audience arrivals positioned their chairs for post-sun views of the stage. «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cluck [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cluck>. May 2024 ».
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