cluck one's tongue
cluck one's tongue verb: to click one's tongue.
Verb
cluck one's tongue (third-person singular simple present clucks one's tongue, present participle clucking one's tongue, simple past and past participle clucked one's tongue)
- To click one's tongue.
- The spring had got into his blood, too; he felt the need for letting steam escape, and clucked his tongue, flourishing his whip, wheeling his horses […]1906, John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga, Volume I, Chapter
- I went out and had a chat with the foreman of the men; he clucked his tongue when he heard what had happened, and opined that I was lucky to have come off so lightly with nobody there to help me out of the machine.1926, Nevil Shute, chapter 1, in Marazan
Forms of cluck one's tongue
| third-person singular present | clucks one's tongue |
|---|---|
| present participle | clucking one's tongue |
| past participle | clucked one's tongue |
| past | clucked one's tongue |
Questions about cluck one's tongue
- What does cluck one's tongue mean?
- Cluck one's tongue means to click one's tongue.
- What part of speech is cluck one's tongue?
- Cluck one's tongue is a verb.
- What is the past tense of cluck one's tongue?
- The past tense of cluck one's tongue is clucked one's tongue.
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