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Meanings of tut in inglês

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

Usage of tut in inglês
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
6
We went up in the lift with Geoffrey tut-tutting under his breath.
Under orders
7
Daniel made a tut-tutting noise but said nothing and got out his pad.
For the love of mike
8
Even as we understand that we are our grandparents tut-tutting Elvis' pelvic swivel.
Wired
9
This statement is usually accompanied by a tut or a sigh or both.
The Irish Times
10
The regular noise of the indicators continued their tut of disapproval.
Pack animals
11
It is her wedding after all. Dawna tut-tuts at the end for emphasis.
Unraveled
12
I imagined the wife tut as I bit into the burger.
Reuters
13
From the other room her soft, even speech sounded like tut, tut, tut.
The Witch, and Other Stories
14
A tut for your constellations, man; do you see the star I mean?
The Prairie
15
But I will convince my son as I am convincing the world-tut, tut!
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 6
16
Oh, nonsense, don't you worry, tut, tut, tut... God is merciful.
The Witch, and Other Stories
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Tut through the time
Tut across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Rare