clucked

Meanings

• Verb (intransitive)

  The sound made by a chicken or other bird when it lays an egg.

  - "The hen clucked as she laid her egg."
  - "After clucking for hours, the hen finally produced an egg."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with clucked
ducked , mucked , lucked

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Variants

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cluck , clucked , clucking , clucks

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Etymology

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Old English cluccian, from clucc ‘egg’. The sound of clucking is imitative of the sound made by a hen laying an egg.

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Trivia

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1. The sound of a chicken clucking is not a universal sound among all bird species.

2. The sound of a chicken clucking is often used as a euphemism for swearing or cursing.

3. In some cultures, the sound of a chicken clucking is believed to ward off evil spirits.

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Related Concepts

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1. broodiness: A condition in which a hen becomes restless and preoccupied with laying an egg. During this time, she may cluck frequently.

2. incubation: The process of keeping eggs warm and humid to promote the development of embryos. A hen may cluck over her eggs during incubation.

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Culture

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In literature, the sound of clucking is often used to signify the laying of an egg or the beginning of a new cycle. In art, images of hens clucking are common in depictions of farm life or rural scenes.

How to Memorize "clucked"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a hen making the sound 'cluck' as she lays an egg.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the sound 'cluck' with the image of a hen laying an egg.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember 'Clucking Hen' as a mnemonic for the sound a hen makes when laying an egg.

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