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Caw vs Cluck - What's the difference?

caw | cluck |

As nouns the difference between caw and cluck

is that caw is the harsh cry of a crow while cluck is the sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.

As verbs the difference between caw and cluck

is that caw is to make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven while cluck is to make such a sound.

caw

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The harsh cry of a crow.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Rising and cawing at the gun's report.

    Anagrams

    * * English onomatopoeias ----

    cluck

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (dialectal) * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.
  • Any sound similar to this.
  • A kind of tongue click used to urge on a horse.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make such a sound.
  • To call together, or call to follow, as a hen does her chickens.
  • * Shakespeare
  • She, poor hen, fond of no second brood, / Has clucked three to the wars.
  • to suffer withdrawal from heroin.
  • See also

    * cackle English onomatopoeias