cluck

US /klʌk/
UK /klʌk/
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the short, guttural sound made by a hen, especially when she has laid an egg or is calling her chicks

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The hen gave a soft cluck as she settled on her nest.
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We heard the constant cluck of the chickens in the coop.
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cacklesquawk
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to make a short, guttural sound, as a hen does

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The hen began to cluck loudly after laying an egg.
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She would often cluck at her children, like a mother hen.
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cacklesquawk