Tut-tut (Verb)
Meaning
Utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The teacher tut-tuted at the unruly behavior of the students in her class.
- She tut-tuted under her breath as her coworker received yet another warning for tardiness.
- Upon seeing the state of the house after the party, she tut-tuted in disappointment.
- The principal tut-tuted at the latest prank pulled by the infamous student.
- He tut-tuted at his sibling's careless handling of the expensive vase.