gluck
/ɡlʌk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To flow or cause to flow in a noisy series of spurts, as when liquid is emptied through the narrow neck of a bottle.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "But so long as the water kept flopping and glucking aside me, I was right."
- "The little phial glucked out its precious contents."
- "Know, O Commander of the Faithful, that the eldest of my brothers, he who became lame, is called Bakbuk because when he tattles he makes a glucking noise like water coming out of a jar."
- "The river, hurrying through grassy levels, glucked and clattered and plopped most gaily[…]"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, גליק