name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gluck
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɡlʌk/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ʌk
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CMU ARPABET: G L AH1 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To flow or cause to flow in a noisy series of spurts, as when liquid is emptied through the narrow neck of a bottle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
German composer of more than 100 operas (1714-1787)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Christoph Willibald von Gluck
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: composer
History
Etymology
From the German surname Glück and Jewish surname (Yiddish גליק (glik)), both nouns meaning "luck." Compare Glick, Glueck.
Imitative; compare glug.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: pulputa — to flow or cause to flow in noisy spurts
- Finnish: pulputtaa — to flow or cause to flow in noisy spurts
- Ukrainian: бу́лькати (búlʹkaty) — to flow or cause to flow in noisy spurts
Real reading context