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cleck

1

/ klɛk /

verb

  1. (of birds) to hatch
  2. to lay or hatch (a plot or scheme)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cleck

2

/ klɛk /

verb

  1. introften foll byon to gossip (about); tell (on)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. often plural a piece of gossip
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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

The prelate is both the egg and the nest to cleck and bring forth Popery.

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