as in idiot
a stupid person
stuck with a bunch of clucks on an extended bus tour
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There is also a sound detection software, which can infer chicken moods and behaviors through the pitch and pattern of their clucks, chirps, and alerts.
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Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 19 Oct. 2023
To bring a gobbler out of strut, give him a few clucks on a mouth call (but be ready to shoot).
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 21 Apr. 2023
Eating candy around the cluck today.
—Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 21 Feb. 2023
Chickens cluck in the background.
—Melissa Fajardo, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2022
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Charlotte Hu, Popular Science, 19 Oct. 2023
To bring a gobbler out of strut, give him a few clucks on a mouth call (but be ready to shoot).
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 21 Apr. 2023
Eating candy around the cluck today.
—Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 21 Feb. 2023
Chickens cluck in the background.
—Melissa Fajardo, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2022
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“Cluck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluck. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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