English-Thai Dictionary

cluck

N เสียงร้อง กุ๊กๆ (ของ ไก่ ตัวเมีย  chuck cackle siang-rong-kuk-kuk

 

cluck

VI ร้อง กุ๊กๆ (ไก่ ตัวเมีย  chuck cackle rong-kuk-kuk

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CLUCK

v.i.To make the noise, or utter the voice of the domestic hen, when sitting on eggs for hatching, and when conducting her chickens. This voice, with the change of the vowel, is precisely our word clack and clock, and is probably an onomatopy. [See Clack and Clock. ]

 

CLUCK

v.t.To call chickens by a particular sound.

 

CLUCKING

ppr. Uttering the voice of a sitting hen; calling chickens.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CLUCK

Cluck, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Clucked; p pr. & vb. n. Clucking. ] Etym: [AS. cloccian; cf. D. klokken, G. glucken, glucksen, LG. klukken, Dan. klukke; all prob. of imitative origin. ]

 

Defn: To make the noise, or utter the call, of a brooding hen. Ray.

 

CLUCK

CLUCK Cluck, v. t.

 

Defn: To call together, or call to follow, as a hen does her chickens. She, poor hen, fond of no second brood, Has clucked three to the wars. Shak.

 

CLUCK

CLUCK Cluck, n.

 

1. The call of a hen to her chickens.

 

2. A click. See 3d Click, 2.

 

CLUCKING

CLUCKING Cluck "ing, n.

 

Defn: The noise or call of a brooding hen.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

cluck

cluck |klək klək | ▶noun 1 the characteristic short, guttural sound made by a hen. • a similar sound made by a person to express annoyance: Loretta gave a cluck of impatience. 2 informal a stupid or foolish person: a cluck too lazy to put up a clothesline. ▶verb (also cluck-cluck ) [ no obj. ] (of a hen ) make a short, guttural sound. • (of a person ) make such a sound with one's tongue to express concern or disapproval: the bystanders shook their heads and clucked sympathetically | [ with obj. ] : Michael clucked his tongue irritably. • [ no obj. ] (cluck over /at /about ) express fussy concern about: they were cluck-clucking over the dishonor he brought to the office. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (as a verb ): imitative, corresponding to Danish klukke, Swedish klucka.

 

clucky

clucky |ˈklʌki | ▶adjective Austral. /NZ informal (of a hen ) sitting or ready to sit on eggs. • (of a woman ) broody: Mum's gone clucky.

 

Oxford Dictionary

cluck

cluck |klʌk | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a hen ) make a short, low sound. • (of a person ) make a short, low sound with one's tongue to express concern or disapproval: the bystanders shook their heads and clucked sympathetically | [ with obj. ] : Carmichael clucked his tongue irritably. • [ no obj. ] (cluck over /around ) express fussy concern about: Pauline became worried about her health and constantly clucked over her. ▶noun 1 the short, low sound made by a hen. • a short, low sound made by a person to express concern or disapproval: Loretta gave a cluck of impatience. 2 N. Amer. informal a foolish person. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: imitative, corresponding to Danish klukke, Swedish klucka.

 

clucky

clucky |ˈklʌki | ▶adjective Austral. /NZ informal (of a hen ) sitting or ready to sit on eggs. • (of a woman ) broody: Mum's gone clucky.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

cluck

cluck /klʌk /〖擬音語 〗名詞 C 1 (めんどりの )コッコッ [クックッ ]という鳴き声 .2 ｟米俗 ｠まぬけ, とんま .動詞 自動詞 〈めんどりが 〉コッコッ [クックッ ]と鳴く [鳴いてひなを呼ぶ ].他動詞 〈同情 非難など 〉を舌打ちして示す ; ｟書 ｠〖直接話法 〗舌打ちして …と言う (→say 他動詞 1a 語法 ).