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Meanings of tsk in English

Utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval.

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Examples for "tut"
Examples for "tut"
1
My aunt tut-tutted and said he was trouble, with a capital T.
The Irish Times
2
Many had furrowed their brows; some had even tut-tutted from their pews.
The Information Officer
3
Mrs. Williams tut-tutted a lot as she took away his half-eaten meal.
Evan and elle
4
Fyodor just mockingly tut-tutted and took a deeper pull on his cigarette.
Metro 2033
5
Ivy tut-tutted and shook dark ringlets at her friend in mock amusement.
Heartless
1
Then you hear the rapid tut-tut-tut of his machine gun.
Flying for France: With the American Escadrille at Verdun
2
They shouldn't be tempted to tut-tut at clients who have had sex during lockdown.
News.com.au
3
The rest of us tut-tut at the ghoul, while having a good gawp for ourselves.
The Irish Times
4
Confounded, he studied the thump-throb, tut-tut-tut-tut that was bringing all these details to his ears.
Dark Universe
5
But even those who tut-tut Dettori's Italian exuberance might melt when faced with such obvious relief.
The Irish Times
Usage of tsk in English
1
Tracy tsk-tsked, then she smiled again and wove her way closer in.
Fortunate harbor
2
When she banged the receiver down, Rook crossed his arms and tsk-tsked.
Driving Heat
3
The engaged mother in me wants to tsk tsk such lazy parenting.
News.com.au
4
The woman only tsk-tsked, nodding a head toward her outstretched left arm.
The Darkest Minds
5
One of the girls emits an audible tsk-tsking as she shakes her head no.
The whore of babylon, a memoir
6
Clutching the plastic laundry basket, I stump into Robyn's room, tsk-tsking under my breath.
The whore of babylon, a memoir
7
The article tsk-tsked at community members for tempting fate.
The Guardian
8
But those tsk-tsking moms have no reason to suspect so based on your texting habits.
Wired
9
There was laughter and audible tsk-tsk-ing, instead of horror.
The Guardian
10
Benjamin tsk-tsks and shakes his head in exaggerated disapproval.
Robin and ruby
11
Fontaine tsk'd out loud over the need to take a second shot on the third Taliban.
The apostle
12
She tsk-ed at him over that moot point.
The viking takes a knight
13
That's been a few years." He made a "tsk-tsk" sound.
Rogues
14
Howie was holding the dress out and tsk-tsking.
Love at first sight
15
So tsk-tsking, especially from a person in the same peer group as the litterer, can actually have an effect.
BBC
16
Sherrie made a tsk-tsk noise.
Happiness key
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Tsk through the time
Tsk across language varieties
United States of America
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