"cluck one's tongue" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: clucks one's tongue [present, singular, third-person], clucking one's tongue [participle, present], clucked one's tongue [participle, past], clucked one's tongue [past]
Head templates: {{en-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)
  1. To click one's tongue.
    Sense id: en-cluck_one's_tongue-en-verb-eekr8zDu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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