tsk-tsk

tɪsk tɪsk

Definition

Definition of tsk-tsk - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

emotion

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sound made to show disapproval

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She gave a tsk-tsk when she saw the mess.

tsk

tut-tut

Expression

verb

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make a disapproving sound with the tongue

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She tsk-tsked at the messy room.

tsk

tut-tut

interjection

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expresses disapproval or annoyance with a sound

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Tsk-tsk, you shouldn't have done that.

tsk

tut-tut

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Origin of tsk-tsk

Imitative, tsk (sound of disapproval)

Examples of tsk-tsk in a sentence

He responded with a tsk-tsk to the bad news.
He tsk-tsked at the child's behavior in the restaurant.
The teacher tsk-tsked when the student interrupted the class.
Tsk-tsk, that's not how it's done.
Tsk-tsk, you really messed up this time.

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French:tut-tut, tss tss, ...
German:tsk-tsk, mit der Zunge schnalzen, ...
Italian:verso di disapprovazione, fare tsk-tsk, ...
Spanish:chasquido de desaprobación, chasquear la lengua, ...
Portuguese:som de reprovação, tss tss, ...
Chinese:啧啧声, 啧啧, ...
Japanese:ちっちっ, チッチッ, ...
Arabic:تِس تِس, يصدر صوت استنكار باللسان, ...
Hebrew:צִקְצוּק לָשׁוֹן, לְצַקְצֵק, ...
Russian:цоканье, цокать, ...
Ukrainian:цокання, цокати язиком, ...
Hindi:च-च, चिः चिः, ...
Bengali:টিস্ক-টিস্ক, টস্-টস্, ...
Catalan:tsk-tsk, ...
Czech:mlasknutí, mlaskat, ...
Danish:tsk-tsk, tsk-tske, ...
Dutch:ts-ts, tsken, ...
Greek:τσικ-τσικ, τσκ-τσκ, ...
Hungarian:cö-cö, cöcög, ...
Khmer:សំឡេងចុចអណ្តាតបង្ហាញការមិនពេញចិត្ត, ចុចអណ្ដាតបង្ហាញការមិនពេញចិត្ត, ...
Korean:쯧쯧, 쳇, ...
Persian:تسک-تسک, چچ چچ کردن, ...
Polish:tsk-tsk, kliknąć językiem, ...
Portuguese (BR):som de reprovação, ...
Romanian:sunet de dezaprobare, clătina din limbă, ...
Swedish:tsk-tsk, tsk-tska, ...
Thai:จิ๊จ๊ะ, ทำเสียงจิ๊จ๊ะ, ...
Turkish:cıkk cıkk, tsk-tsk yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:chậc chậc, chậc lưỡi, ...

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Noun

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