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cleck
1/ klɛk /
verb
- (of birds) to hatch
- to lay or hatch (a plot or scheme)
cleck
2/ klɛk /
verb
- introften foll byon to gossip (about); tell (on)
noun
- often plural a piece of gossip
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Derived Forms
- ˈclecky, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cleck1
C15: from Old Norse klekja
Origin of cleck2
from Welsh, from clecan to gossip, and clec gossip
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Example Sentences
Cleck, klek, v.t. to hatch.—n.
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She was cocksure the two small arms only just covered it, because unless one cheated and pushed her elbow over the edge, your middle fingers wouldn't jam and go cleck—like this....
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O. N. klekking, chicken, but probably Sco. formation from cleck, to hatch, q.v.
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Some thought it was afflicted with a tympathy, and others, that it was the natural way for such-like ducks to cleck their young.
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