Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clucky

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
clucky
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Broody.

adj

Prone to cluck.

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a cluck.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From cluck + -y, because broody hens usually cluck loudly and continuously if disturbed.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cluckier (comparative) cluckiest (superlative)

Rhymes With

lucky kentucky kentucky colonel unlucky bucky chucky ducky plucky sucky yucky mucky duckie

Questions

What does clucky mean?
Broody.
Where does clucky come from?
From cluck + -y, because broody hens usually cluck loudly and continuously if disturbed.

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