cleck
cleck verb: to hatch (a bird); (colloquial) to give birth to (a person).
Verb
cleck (third-person singular simple present clecks, present participle clecking, simple past and past participle clecked)
- To hatch (a bird); (colloquial) to give birth to (a person).
- Poor he might be, but the creature wasn't yet clecked that might put on its airs with him, John Guthrie.1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 46
Forms of cleck
| third-person singular present | clecks |
|---|---|
| present participle | clecking |
| past participle | clecked |
| past | clecked |
Origin of cleck
From Scots cleck, from Old Norse klekja.
Words that rhyme with cleck
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Questions about cleck
- What does cleck mean?
- Cleck means to hatch (a bird); (colloquial) to give birth to (a person).
- What part of speech is cleck?
- Cleck is a verb.
- What is the past tense of cleck?
- The past tense of cleck is clecked.
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