tut

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Definition of tut - Reverso English Dictionary

Interjection

communication

express impatience or irritation

Tut, why is this taking so long?

tsk

tut-tut

Verb

intr.

disapproval annoyance

make a disapproving or annoyed sound with the tongue

She tutted loudly when she saw the mess.

cluck

tsk

tut-tut

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Expressions with tut

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tut-tut

intj.

expression of mild disapproval or annoyance

Tut-tut, you shouldn't have done that.

tut-tutted

adj.

showing disapproval or annoyance

She gave him a tut-tutted look when he arrived late.

tut-tutting

adj.

expressing disapproval or annoyance

She gave a tut-tutting look when he arrived late.

Origin of tut

Origin unknown, possibly imitative

Terms with tut included in their meaning

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tutting

adj.

emotion

expressing disapproval through a tut sound

Examples of tut in a sentence

Tut, this is so frustrating!
He tutted at the slow driver.
They tutted when the speaker skipped a point.

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French:zut, tut?, ...
German:tss, tadelnd schnalzen, ...
Italian:uffa, fare tsk, ...
Spanish:chist, chasquear la lengua, ...
Portuguese:tsc, fazer tsc, ...
Chinese:啧啧, 咂嘴, ...
Japanese:ちぇっ, 舌打ちする, ...
Arabic:أف, تَأَفَّفَ, ...
Hebrew:נוּ בֶּאֱמֶת, לְצַקְצֵק בַּלָּשׁוֹן, ...
Russian:тьфу, цокать, ...
Ukrainian:тьху, цокати язиком, ...
Hindi:अरे, च-च करना, ...
Bengali:টুট, তুচ্ছ করা, ...
Catalan:ai, fer un xiulet de desaprovació, ...
Czech:tsk, mlasknout nesouhlasně jazykem, ...
Danish:tsk, sukke opgivende, ...
Dutch:tss, tsken, ...
Greek:τς, κάνω τσουκ, ...
Hungarian:ejnye, ciccegni, ...
Khmer:ហ៊ឺះ, បញ្ចេញសំឡេងចុចអណ្តាតបង្ហាញការមិនពេញចិត្ត ឬរំខានចិត្ត, ...
Korean:쳇, 쯧쯧거리다, ...
Persian:اه, با زبان کلیک کردن, ...
Polish:tut, fukać, ...
Portuguese (BR):tsc, fazer tsc, ...
Romanian:of, a ofta dezaprobator, ...
Swedish:tss, tss:a, ...
Thai:เฮ้อ, ทำเสียงจิ๊จ๊ะ, ...
Turkish:tüh, cıklamak, ...
Vietnamese:chà, chặc lưỡi, ...

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Definition of tut - Reverso English Dictionary

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