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tut-tutting

tut-tutting is the present participle and gerund of tut-tut.

Meaning of tut-tut

Verb

tut-tut (third-person singular simple present tut-tuts, present participle tut-tutting, simple past and past participle tut-tutted)

  1. To express such a sound, especially as a mild reproof

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Questions about tut-tutting

What is tut-tutting the present participle and gerund of?
Tut-tutting is the present participle and gerund of tut-tut.

Words near tut-tutting in the dictionary

  1. tut-tut
  2. tut-tuts
  3. tut-tutted
  4. tut-tutter
  5. tut-tutters
  6. tut-tutting
  7. tut-work
  8. tutanague
  9. Tutania
  10. Tutankhamen
  11. Tutankhamon

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