Cluck

[imp. & p. p. CLUCKED (klŭkt); p. pr. & vb. n. CLUCKING.] [Also clock; A-S. cloccan, D. klokken, Ger. glucken and glucksen, L. Ger. klukken, Dan. klukke, W. clocian, clwcian, Lat. glocire, It. chiocciare, crocciare, Sp. clocar, cloquear, enclocar, encloquecer, coclear, Fr. glousser, Gr. κλώζειν.] To make the noise of a brooding hen. Shak.

To call as a hen does her chickens.

n. (Pron.) A peculiar kind of articulation used by the natives of South Africa; a click. See CLICK.