tut-tut
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tut-tut
(two t-like sounds produced by suction rather than plosion; conventional spelling pronunciation, tŭt′tŭt′)intr.v. tut-tut·ted, tut-tut·ting, tut-tuts
To express annoyance, impatience, or mild reproof: "those fussy fellows at the State Department tut-tutting about lack of reform in the political system" (John Hughes).
[Imitative.]
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tut-tut
(pronounced as alveolar clicks; spelling pron ˈtʌtˈtʌt)interj
an exclamation of mild reprimand, disapproval, or surprise
vb, -tuts, -tutting or -tutted
(intr) to express disapproval by the exclamation of "tut-tut"
n
Often shortened to: tutthe act of tut-tutting
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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-tut
Past participle: tut-tutted
Gerund: tut-tutting
| Imperative |
|---|
| tut-tut |
| tut-tut |
| Present |
|---|
| I tut-tut |
| you tut-tut |
| he/she/it tut-tuts |
| we tut-tut |
| you tut-tut |
| they tut-tut |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I tut-tutted |
| you tut-tutted |
| he/she/it tut-tutted |
| we tut-tutted |
| you tut-tutted |
| they tut-tutted |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am tut-tutting |
| you are tut-tutting |
| he/she/it is tut-tutting |
| we are tut-tutting |
| you are tut-tutting |
| they are tut-tutting |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have tut-tutted |
| you have tut-tutted |
| he/she/it has tut-tutted |
| we have tut-tutted |
| you have tut-tutted |
| they have tut-tutted |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was tut-tutting |
| you were tut-tutting |
| he/she/it was tut-tutting |
| we were tut-tutting |
| you were tut-tutting |
| they were tut-tutting |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had tut-tutted |
| you had tut-tutted |
| he/she/it had tut-tutted |
| we had tut-tutted |
| you had tut-tutted |
| they had tut-tutted |
| Future |
|---|
| I will tut-tut |
| you will tut-tut |
| he/she/it will tut-tut |
| we will tut-tut |
| you will tut-tut |
| they will tut-tut |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have tut-tutted |
| you will have tut-tutted |
| he/she/it will have tut-tutted |
| we will have tut-tutted |
| you will have tut-tutted |
| they will have tut-tutted |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be tut-tutting |
| you will be tut-tutting |
| he/she/it will be tut-tutting |
| we will be tut-tutting |
| you will be tut-tutting |
| they will be tut-tutting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been tut-tutting |
| you have been tut-tutting |
| he/she/it has been tut-tutting |
| we have been tut-tutting |
| you have been tut-tutting |
| they have been tut-tutting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been tut-tutting |
| you will have been tut-tutting |
| he/she/it will have been tut-tutting |
| we will have been tut-tutting |
| you will have been tut-tutting |
| they will have been tut-tutting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been tut-tutting |
| you had been tut-tutting |
| he/she/it had been tut-tutting |
| we had been tut-tutting |
| you had been tut-tutting |
| they had been tut-tutting |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would tut-tut |
| you would tut-tut |
| he/she/it would tut-tut |
| we would tut-tut |
| you would tut-tut |
| they would tut-tut |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have tut-tutted |
| you would have tut-tutted |
| he/she/it would have tut-tutted |
| we would have tut-tutted |
| you would have tut-tutted |
| they would have tut-tutted |
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Verb 1. tut-tut - utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval
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Translations
tut-tut
interj (in disapproval) → na, na, aber, aber
vi she tut-tutted in disapproval → na, na! or aber, aber!, sagte sie missbilligend
vt idea → missbilligen
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