clucking

The GOP shop watch, and understand the American landscape before they begin clucking victory in front of the farmer who holds the axe (in the voting booth of course).

GOP applauds, Dems criticize overturning Sotomayor ruling 2009

The noisy laughter of Lina was alone sufficiently shrill to ring out with its joyous note above every kind of clucking, chirping, hooting, whistling, and cooing.

Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon 2003

I could not help but feel a little sorry for one of the guards; however for as we passed through fairly large cities which had received heavy bomb damage - whole sections of gutted buildings could be seen from the train - he would just shake his head and make little "clucking" sounds.

Moosburg Online: Stalag VII A (Oral history: Chaffin) 1996

When a hen wants to sit, she makes a particular kind of clucking, and goes to her nest.

The Book of Sports: Containing Out-door Sports, Amusements and Recreations, Including Gymnastics, Gardening & Carpentering William Martin

A smacking or "clucking" sound is produced when the animal moves its jaws and lips.

Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig

While eating they made a kind of clucking noise, expressive of contentment.

Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 Charles Herbert Sylvester

"Well, now that the shower is over, we'll move on," he said, turning his back on Wilson and "clucking" to his horse.

Dennison Grant: a Novel of To-day Robert J. C. Stead 1919

John Allandale made a "clucking" sound with his tongue.

The Story of the Foss River Ranch Ridgwell Cullum 1905

He chuckled, and made a kind of clucking noise in his throat all the time that I was speaking, but whether in assent or remonstrance I cannot say.

The Stark Munro Letters 1894

He chuckled, and made a kind of clucking noise in his throat all the time that I was speaking, but whether in assent or remonstrance I cannot say.

The Stark Munro Letters Arthur Conan Doyle 1894