tutexclamation
uk/tʌt/us/tʌt/UK also tut-tut, US tskused in writing to represent the sound made to show you disapprove of something, or a word said twice in a humorous way to suggest disapproval:
Tut, it's raining - I'm going to get soaked.
You're late again - tut tut!
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Linguistics: sounds used as interjections
- aah
- achoo
- bam
- blah
- cor
- duh
- er
- hah
- huh
- humph
- oops
- ow
- phooey
- shush
- tsk
- uh
- uh-oh
- uh-uh
- whoops
- yada yada yada
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tutverb [ I ]
uk/tʌt/us/tʌt/-tt- UKto make a disapproving sound or speak in a disapproving way:
He walked off, tutting to himself.
[ + speech ] "Still not out of bed?" she tutted (= said in a disapproving way).
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Talking angrily
- berate
- bite
- bite sb's head off idiom
- bite/snap sb's head off idiom
- diatribe
- edge
- head
- hit
- jump
- jump down sb's throat idiom
- piece
- rant
- rave
- snap sb's head off idiom
- snarl
- spit
- spit sth out
- tear 1
- tear into sb/sth
- upbraid
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