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tut
(a t-like sound produced by suction rather than plosion; conventional spelling pronunciation, tŭt)interj.
Used to express annoyance, impatience, or mild reproof: "Tut, tut, child! ... Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it" (Lewis Carroll).
tut n. & v.
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tut
(pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pron tʌt)interj, n, vb, tuts, tutting or tutted
short for tut-tut
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tut
(pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pron. tʌt)also tut-tut,
interj., n., v. tut•ted, tut•ting. interj.
1. (used as an exclamation of contempt, disdain, impatience, etc.)
2. for shame!
n. 3. an exclamation of “tut.”
v.i. 4. to utter the exclamation “tut.”
[1520–30]
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tut
Past participle: tutted
Gerund: tutting
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Verb | 1. | tut - utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval |
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Translations
تَعْبير يَدُل على الضَّجَر
ugyan!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tut
[ˈtʌt] tut-tut [ˌtʌtˈtʌt] vi (in disapproval) → exprimer sa désapprobation; (in annoyance) → exprimer son agacement; (in sympathy) → exprimer sa compassion
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tut
[tʌt] (also tut-tut)1. excl → non si fa così!
2. vi far schioccare la lingua in segno di disapprovazione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
tut(-tut)
(tat(ˈtat)) interjection used in writing to represent the sound used to express disapproval, mild annoyance etc.
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