With an a, I'm a noise
With an e, I'm hatching
With an i, I'm an action
With an o, I can measure
With a u, I'm the sound of a bird
What am I?
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You might want to take a look at the results of this search on PSE... – Gareth McCaughan Mar 16 '20 at 23:13
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@GarethMcCaughan No need to stick to Avi's brand though, if Dooper has had the same essential puzzle idea independently. – Rand al'Thor Mar 16 '20 at 23:14
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@GarethMcCaughan I did not take anyone's idea on purpose. I will try to start a different series if that is what you want. – Dooper Mar 16 '20 at 23:17
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I didn't mean any sort of accusation! I just thought you might be amused. – Gareth McCaughan Mar 16 '20 at 23:20
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Oh! Well, in that case, sorry about that. – Dooper Mar 16 '20 at 23:21
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1I was amused by the same exact thing. @Dooper, you've just missed a whole Vowelburger chain war. Or something like that – anodyne Mar 16 '20 at 23:24
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Is the last clue fair? I would not say that rot13(n pyhpx vf n oveq). – Lanny Strack Mar 16 '20 at 23:33
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@LannyStrack I fixed it. Thanks for catching that one! – Dooper Mar 16 '20 at 23:37
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I was trying to think of birds with "u" in their name, like thrush or duck :-) – Rand al'Thor Mar 17 '20 at 00:46
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@Randal'Thor Sorry! I'll try to be more careful in the future. Thanks again for pointing it out! – Dooper Mar 17 '20 at 00:47
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I've posted another one in your style. I like this way better than the Vowelburgers thing actually - it's more natural and less stylised. – Rand al'Thor Mar 17 '20 at 12:23
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Perhaps you are
CL-CK
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CLACK, a noise; CLECK, which indeed means to hatch (an obscure word indeed); CLICK, an action that you might take while using your computer; CLOCK, which measures time; and CLUCK, which some birds do.
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