glucken

  1. (weak) to cluck
  2. (weak) to brood
  3. (colloquial, weak) to sit around together (especially of pairs or groups who do this frequently)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡlʊkən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German klucken, from Old High German klokkōn, from Proto-West Germanic *klukkwōn, from Proto-Germanic *klukkwōną, of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Dutch klokken, English cluck. The g- by dissimilation.

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