cock-a-doodle-doo

1 of 2

noun

cock-a-doo·​dle-doo

¦käkə̇¦düdᵊlˈdü

plural -s

: crow entry 3

cock-a-doodle-doo

2 of 2

intransitive verb

"

variants or less commonly cock-a-doodle

ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗⸗

-ed/-ing/-s

1

: crow entry 2 sense 1

a rooster cock-a-doodle-dooing at dawn

2

: crow entry 2 sense 3

all the papers were cock-a-doodle-dooing over the wonderful performance

—Sydney (Australia) Bulletin

Word History

Etymology

Noun

imitative

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