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tsking

tsking is the present participle and gerund of tsk.

Meaning of tsk

Verb

tsk (third-person singular simple present tsks, present participle tsking, simple past and past participle tsked)

  1. (intransitive) To make such sound of disapproval.
    • Jane tsked, still watching Neer’s work from over their shoulder.2022, Janelle Monáe, Danny Lore, “Nevermind”, in The Memory Librarian, Harper Voyager, →ISBN, page 104

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Noun

tsking (plural tskings)

  1. A tsk sound of disapproval.
    • […] the lights suddenly went out, plunging the entire monastery into damp darkness. A momentary silence followed, and then I heard tiny gasps and frightened tskings, scuffling footsteps, the rustling of rain slickers, and the annoyed mumbling of the priest.2004, Rosemary Mahoney, The Singular Pilgrim: Travels on Sacred Ground, page 83

Forms of tsking

pluraltskings

Questions about tsking

What does tsking mean?
Tsking means a tsk sound of disapproval.
What is tsking the present participle and gerund of?
Tsking is the present participle and gerund of tsk.
What part of speech is tsking?
Tsking is a noun.
What is the plural of tsking?
The plural of tsking is tskings.

Words near tsking in the dictionary

  1. tsk-tsking
  2. tsk-tsks
  3. tsked
  4. Tskhinval
  5. Tskhinvali
  6. tsking
  7. tskings
  8. tskr
  9. tsks
  10. tsktsk
  11. tsktsked

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tsking (page history and authors); tsk (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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