ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pruck

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pruck is a noun meaning (onomatopoeia, countable) A soft staccato noise.

Meaning

(onomatopoeia, countable) A soft staccato noise.

More Meanings

  1. (Ireland, uncountable) A collection of items that are attractive but useless.

Example Sentences

She could hear them chattering above. Pruck, pruck, pruck.
Humphrey turned the wagon around, noticing the ravens that lined the road. Pruck, pruck, pruck.
“Pruck! Pruck!” clucked Mama Nsoso. “We will work tomorrow. Today we will peck and gobble big fat worms.”
We were moochin' some pruck in a Pollock Dock shed, when he crashed to the ground and in minutes was dead.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include plunking, scrunt, chuffle, frush, craunch, squit.

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