Search words & phrases
    Footer
    Download on the App StoreGet it on Google Play

    About

    • About Us
    • Our Learning Services
    • Join Us
    • FAQ
    • Hot Tags

    Services

    • Pronunciation Challenge
    • Saved
    • Search Vocabulary
    • Blog

    Channels

    Levels

    • A1
    • A2
    • B1
    • B2
    • C1
    • C2

    Privacy˙Terms˙
    ©2026 VoiceTube Corporation. All rights reserved

    bluck

    US

    ・

    UK

    A1
    v.i.Intransitive VerbTo make a gurgling sound, typically when liquid is being poured or drained.
    The water blucked as it drained from the sink.
    n. (u.)Uncountable NounA gurgling sound, typically made by liquid.
    I heard a bluck from the drain.

    Video subtitles

    Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain

    50:01Steven Pinker: Linguistics as a Window to Understanding the Brain
    • To give you an example, the sequence "bluck" is not an English word.

      To give you an example, the sequence "bluck" is not an English word.

    • But you get a sense that it could be an English word, that someone could coin a new term of English that we pronounced "bluck." But when you hear the sound "krechts," you instantly know that that not only isn't an English word,

      But you get a sense that it could be an English word, that someone could coin a new term of English that we pronounced "bluck." But when you hear the sound "krechts," you instantly know that that not only isn't an English word,

    B1