| 释义 |
tut-tut
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.]tut-tut (pronounced as alveolar clicks; spelling pron ˈtʌtˈtʌt) interjan exclamation of mild reprimand, disapproval, or surprisevb, -tuts, -tutting or -tutted (intr) to express disapproval by the exclamation of "tut-tut"nthe act of tut-tutting Often shortened to: tuttut (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] tut-tut
Past participle: tut-tutted
Gerund: tut-tutting
| Present |
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| I tut-tut | | you tut-tut | | he/she/it tut-tuts | | we tut-tut | | you tut-tut | | they tut-tut |
| Preterite |
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| I tut-tutted | | you tut-tutted | | he/she/it tut-tutted | | we tut-tutted | | you tut-tutted | | they tut-tutted |
| Present Continuous |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | tut-tut - utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapprovaltsk, tutlet loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
Translationstut-tut
Synonyms for tut-tutverb utter 'tsk,' 'tut,' or 'tut-tut,' as in disapprovalSynonymsRelated Words- let loose
- let out
- utter
- emit
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