Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuckoo cry

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: cuck-oo cry
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A repetitively incessant call, proclamation, statement, plea, etc.

Example Sentences

"How many thousands, influenced by the cuckoo-cry of the cold-blooded political economists, have argued thus[.]"
"“Jack, darling!” was her one eternal cuckoo-cry, “I’m sure it’s all a mistake—a hideous mistake; and we’ll be good friends again some day. Please forgive me, Jack, dear.”"
"“Starve? Stuff and nonsense!” he retorted testily. “No able-bodied fellow need starve nowadays. [...] Pshaw! Starve! That's always your, cuckoo cry!”"

Inflected Forms

cuckoo cries (plural)

Questions

What does cuckoo cry mean?: A repetitively incessant call, proclamation, statement, plea, etc.

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