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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
cluck .
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Examples
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Elizabeth Eliza shook the reins, and pulled them, and then she clucked to the horse; and Mrs. Peterkin clucked; and the little boys whistled and shouted; but still the horse would not go.
The Peterkin Papers Lucretia Peabody 1886
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She clucked her tongue at Zane and shook her head disapprovingly.
My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011
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Harmmed, who fussed around and clucked over the purchases like an anxious old hen.
THE DREAM OF DEBS 2010
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They clicked and clucked through interactive screens that taught them the elements of aviation.
Steve Nelson: Kill the Computers and Save the Children Steve Nelson 2011
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She clucked her tongue at Zane and shook her head disapprovingly.
My Fair Succubi Jill Myles 2011
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Then she looked down at her fingers, clucked her tongue, and backed away, stuffing her hands under her arms.
Ominous Kate Brian 2011
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So it was reassuring when she clucked sympathetically at the bone-weariness I described, and suggested that I take a nap before the boys got back.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011
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For three hours at a City Council meeting, residents clucked over the latest debate ruffling feathers here: Should homeowners be allowed to keep chickens in their backyards?
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Ivy clucked her tongue and rolled her eyes, turning away from Missy as if she were trying to keep herself from pouncing on her.
Ominous Kate Brian 2011
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He clucked that putrid tongue of his and sighed a happy sigh, sending more dust pouring off the pedestal.
Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011
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