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gloussement

  • \ɡlus.mɑ̃\

Where it comes from

De glousser et du suffixe -ment. (XVᵉ siècle) glocement.

noun gloussements

  1. Cri de la poule. Des femmes qu’on chatouillait poussaient des cris, pareils à des gloussements de volaille.
  2. figuratively, pejorative Cri humain semblable au cri de la poule. Il faisait, en avalant sa soupe, un gloussement à chaque gorgée.

In English

  • chortle joyful, somewhat muffled laugh
  • giggle laugh
  • cluck sound made by hen
  • cackle laugh resembling the cry of a hen or goose

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MLA

"gloussement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/gloussement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

gloussement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/gloussement

Chicago

"gloussement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/gloussement.

BibTeX
@misc{gloussement_2026,
  title = {gloussement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/gloussement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}