chuck

IPA(Pronunciation)

/t͡ʃʌk/

Verb

obsolete

To make a clucking sound. / To call, as a hen her chickens. / (obsolete) To chuckle; to laugh.

Japanese Meaning

鶏が『クックック』と鳴く、または雌鶏がヒナを呼ぶ際の音を表す / （古語）くすくすと笑う、笑いを表す

At dawn the mother hen would chuck softly to gather her chicks beneath her wings.

夜明けに母鶏はヒナを羽の下に集めるためにコッコッと優しく鳴いた。

Sense（1）

To make a clucking sound.

Sense（2）

To call, as a hen her chickens.

Then crowing clapped his wing, th'appointed call

To chuck his wives together in the hall.

Sense（3）

(obsolete) To chuckle; to laugh.

chucks

（ present singular third-person ）

chucking

（ participle present ）

chucked

（ participle past ）

chucked

（ past ）