as in idiot
a stupid person
stuck with a bunch of clucks on an extended bus tour
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Recent Examples of cluck
Hens make a combination of clucks and yelps when calling to a gobbler.
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Bruce Brady,
Outdoor Life,
8 Apr. 2026
Inside the Georgia State University Gerontology Institute, a group of graduate nursing students cluck like chickens, pretend to build LEGO sets and react to imaginary scenarios.
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Brian Unger,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
The loneliness must’ve broken our poor Mister Killer, the sailors would cluck over his body.
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Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
What the cluck is going on in Kate Beckinsale’s family?
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Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cluck
Bruce Brady,
Outdoor Life,
8 Apr. 2026
Inside the Georgia State University Gerontology Institute, a group of graduate nursing students cluck like chickens, pretend to build LEGO sets and react to imaginary scenarios.
—
Brian Unger,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
The loneliness must’ve broken our poor Mister Killer, the sailors would cluck over his body.
—
Jonathan Miles,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
What the cluck is going on in Kate Beckinsale’s family?
—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cluck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cluck
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Mantzoukas was willing to look like a maniac and a moron in equal measure.
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.
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My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
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Problem is, even people who know baseball don’t know baseball, which makes betting on baseball stupid.
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Being a gent or a supplicant wasn’t the same as being a fool, though.
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Don’t let the simple style fool you, though, because the ultra-soft foam insoles provide solid arch support.
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The cannister featured an image of an angry mutt with saliva dripping from its jaws.
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Not that hard to leave the little mutts at home for the grocery store trip.
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“Cluck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cluck. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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