tsk

Thân thiện

A teacher gives a quiet tsk when a student drops a pencil.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To make a sharp, clicking sound with the tongue against the roof of the mouth, typically to express mild disapproval, annoyance, sympathy, or disappointment. It is a vocal gesture, not a spoken word.

Usage

• The verb "tsk" describes the action of making this specific sound. It is often used in written dialogue to show a character's reaction.
• It is frequently repeated as "tsk tsk" to intensify the feeling.

Examples

• Verb:
  • She tsked softly when she saw the spilled milk.
  • "Tsk, tsk," he said, shaking his head at the messy room.
  • The librarian tsked in disapproval at the loud conversation.

Advanced Usage

• "to tsk one's tongue": A more descriptive phrase for making the sound.
  • He tsked his tongue at the sight of the broken window.

Variants and Related Words

• Tut (verb): A very close synonym, often used interchangeably with "tsk" to represent the same clicking sound of disapproval.
• Tut-tut (verb/interjection): A repeated form, functioning as both a verb ("to tut-tut") and an interjection expressing disapproval.

Synonyms

• Cluck one's tongue: To make a similar sucking or clicking sound, often expressing sympathy or mild reproach.

Related Phrases

• Click one's tongue: A more general phrase that can describe the same sound, though not exclusively for disapproval.

Học thuật

Verb

1. utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tut
• tut-tut