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tsktsk

tsktsk is the alternative spelling of tsk tsk.

Meaning of tsk tsk

Interjection

  1. Used to indicate disapproval, disappointment, or discontent.

See all 2 meanings of tsk tsk

Verb

tsktsk (third-person singular simple present tsktsks, present participle tsktsking, simple past and past participle tsktsked)

  1. (intransitive, rare) To make a tsktsk sound of disapproval.
    • "You're not supposed to talk," the guy at the desk tsktsked at us.1970, Clarence L. Cooper, The farm
    • Tone takes Davis to his Connecticut home where housekeeper Skipworth tsktsks as Davis gets demanding and asks for booze.1985, Jay Robert Nash, Stanley Ralph Ross, The motion picture guide

Forms of tsktsk

third-person singular presenttsktsks
present participletsktsking
past participletsktsked
pasttsktsked

Questions about tsktsk

What does tsktsk mean?
Tsktsk means to make a tsktsk sound of disapproval.
What is tsktsk the alternative spelling of?
Tsktsk is the alternative spelling of tsk tsk.
What part of speech is tsktsk?
Tsktsk is a verb.
What is the past tense of tsktsk?
The past tense of tsktsk is tsktsked.

Words near tsktsk in the dictionary

  1. Tskhinvali
  2. tsking
  3. tskings
  4. tskr
  5. tsks
  6. tsktsk
  7. tsktsked
  8. tsktsking
  9. tsktsks
  10. TSL
  11. TSLA

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