clucked
Made chicken sounds
Clucked is the past tense of cluck, the short, throaty sound a hen makes.
People cluck their tongues to express disapproval or sympathy—a sharp sound made by pulling the tongue from the roof of the mouth.
Figuratively, to cluck over something is to fuss about it with excessive concern: The neighbors clucked about the state of her lawn.
Female fowl
Clicking rebuke sound
- tuttingClicking tongue disapprovingly
- scoldingHarsh verbal criticism
- reproachExpression of disappointment
- chidingVoicing mild disapproval
criticism · judgment · rebuke · admonishment · fussing · nagging · busybody · gossip
Exposure to harm
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- hawkTaloned predatory bird
- foxCunning wild canine
- warningAlert about danger
alert · panic · startle · distress · squawk · flutter · scatter · frenzy
hen
Female fowl
feathers · egg · brood · poultry · nest · beak · flock · wattle · comb · scratch
tsk
Clicking rebuke sound
- tuttingClicking tongue disapprovingly
- scoldingHarsh verbal criticism
- reproachExpression of disappointment
chiding · criticism · judgment · rebuke · admonishment · fussing · nagging · busybody · gossip · sanctimonious
danger
Exposure to harm
warning · alert · panic · startle · distress · squawk · flutter · scatter · frenzy · vigilance
cackle
Harsh, shrill laugh
gobble · quack · clack · guttural · throaty · vocalization · call · cry · noise · utterance
comfort
Ease or soothing relief
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- nurtureSupport growth and development
brooding · mothering · cooing · calming · settling · gathering · protective · warmth · nesting
- cluck one's tongueSharp oral disapproval sound
- tongue clucking
- dumb cluckSlang for a fool