Cluck — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚbˌælənsɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪlən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪlən/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈaʊntɚbˌælənsɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clucking clack click

Parts of Speech

noun	the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
verb	make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens

Word Forms

cluck	verb	make a clucking sounds, characteristic of hens
cluck	noun	the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
clack	noun	a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

glucken

das Geräusch, das eine Henne macht (wie wenn sie ihre Küken ruft)

🇫🇷French

glousser

le son émis par une poule (comme appeler ses poussins)

🇪🇸Spanish

cloqueo

el sonido que hace una gallina (como cuando llama a sus polluelos)

🇮🇹Italian

chiocciare

il suono fatto da una gallina (come quando chiama i suoi pulcini)

🇳🇱Dutch

klokken

het geluid gemaakt door een kip (zoals bij het roepen van haar kuikens)

🇵🇹Portuguese

cacarejar

o som feito por uma galinha (como chamar seus pintinhos)

🇷🇺Russian

кудахтать

звук, издаваемый курицей (как при зове ее цыплят)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुड़कुड़ाना

मुर्गी द्वारा निकाली गई ध्वनि (जैसे कि अपने चूजों को बुलाते समय)

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লক

একটি মুরগির দ্বারা তৈরি শব্দ (যেমন তার ছানাকে ডাকার সময়)

🇮🇳Marathi

क्लक

कोंबड्याने केलेला आवाज (तिच्या पिलांना हाक मारल्याप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્લક

મરઘી દ્વારા કરવામાં આવતો અવાજ (જેમ કે તેના બચ્ચાઓને બોલાવવામાં આવે છે)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ലക്ക്

ഒരു കോഴി ഉണ്ടാക്കിയ ശബ്ദം (അവളുടെ കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളെ വിളിക്കുന്നത് പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

cuck

ਇੱਕ ਕੁਕੜੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਉਸਦੇ ਚੂਚਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਬੁਲਾਉਣ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کلک

مرغی کی آواز (جیسا کہ اس کے چوزوں کو بلانے میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

咕

母鸡发出的声音（如叫小鸡）

🇯🇵Japanese

カチャカチャ

鶏が出す音（ヒナを呼ぶときのように）

🇰🇷Korean

꼬꼬 우는 소리

암탉이 내는 소리(병아리를 부를 때처럼)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cục cục

âm thanh do con gà mái tạo ra (như khi gọi gà con)

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงดังกึกๆ

เสียงไก่ร้อง (เหมือนเรียกลูกไก่)

🇮🇩Indonesian

keok

suara yang dibuat oleh seekor ayam betina (seperti memanggil anak-anaknya)

🇵🇭Filipino

kumakatok

ang tunog na ginawa ng isang inahin (tulad ng pagtawag sa kanyang mga sisiw)

🇲🇾Malay

ketuk

bunyi yang dibuat oleh ayam (seperti memanggil anak ayam)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قرقرة الدجاج

الصوت الذي تصدره الدجاجة (كما في استدعاء فراخها)

🇮🇷Persian

کلک کردن

صدای تولید شده توسط یک مرغ (مثل صدا زدن جوجه های خود)

🇹🇷Turkish

gıdaklamak

tavuğun çıkardığı ses (civcivlerini çağırırken olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְקַרְקֵר

הצליל שמשמיעה תרנגולת (כמו בקריאה לגוזלים שלה)

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'cluck'?

The primary meaning of 'cluck' is 'the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cluck' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'cluck' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'cluck' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'cluck' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'cluck' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'cluck' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'cluck' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'cluck' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'cluck' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'cluck' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted