1. the act or sound of making short, low sounds like a chicken

1. making the short, low sound that a chicken makes
Usage: present participle of cluck

1. making disapproving sounds with the tongue
Usage: informal

Examples

• The hen was clucking loudly in the yard.
• I could hear the clucking of chickens from the barn.
• She started clucking her tongue in disapproval.
• The mother hen kept clucking to call her chicks.
• His clucking sounds showed he disagreed with the plan.
• The farmyard was full of clucking and squawking.
• Stop that clucking and tell me what’s wrong.