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Definition cluck in British English

cluck verb

verb
/klʌk/
1

if a chicken clucks, it makes its usual short low sound

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2

to make a short low sound with your tongue

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2.1

to show that you are annoyed or do not approve of something, especially by making a short low sound with your tongue

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3

to give someone or something a lot of attention, especially attention that they do not want or need

Example

She was clucking around him, adjusting his pillows.

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Definition cluck in British English