cuckoo

[US]/'kʊkuː/
[UK]/'kʊku/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a type of wild bird.
Word Forms
Past Tensecuckooed
Third Person Singularcuckoos
Pluralcuckoos
Present Participlecuckooing
Past Participlecuckooed

Phrases & Collocations

sing cuckoo

cuckoo clock

cuckoo's nest

cuckoo bird

Example Sentences

The cuckoo is the herald of spring.

In England the cuckoo is the herald of spring.

The cuckoo is a harbinger of spring.

the cuckoo's eggs are unusually small in proportion to its size.

The cuckoo is characterized by its familiar call.

The cuckoo lays its eggs in other birds’ nests.

anyone who believes that the Bill will be effective is living in cloud cuckoo land .

So she asked her boyfriend:"Would you like to hear a cuckoo chirm?"

So she asked her boyfriend: "Would you like to hear a cuckoo chirm?

Hubei face on the gentle slope near the primeverosidase Baimu cuckoo, a purplish red color and pink.

Real-world Examples

You also go all cuckoo when you hear good news.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

Steph Curry, Sabrina Ionescu, Diana Taurasi, or Larry Bird, cuckoo.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

The city gets to us all went a little cuckoo in the head.

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

Otherwise, people are gonna think you're a major league cuckoo clock.

Source: Gravity Falls Season 1

They have tested the idea that cuckoos mimic hawks—or, at least, that warblers think cuckoos look hawklike.

Source: The Economist - Technology

That cuckoo clock won't go away, Andy!

Source: Conan Talk Show

By that standard, Penny is cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 4

The bird in the clock gaily hops out and says cuckoo.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

And then, the parents end up raising just the cuckoo chick.

Source: Connection Magazine

The data doesn't mean that all comedians are cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs.

Source: Science 60 Seconds Listening Compilation February 2014

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