tsktsk
/tɪskˈtɪsk/
verb
- To make a clicking sound with the tongue to express disapproval, annoyance, or sympathy.
- My grandmother always tsktsks at the news on TV.
- The teacher tsktsked when she saw the messy homework.
- He tsktsked softly as he read the email about the canceled flight.
noun
- A clicking sound made with the tongue to show disapproval, annoyance, or sympathy.
- The audience gave a collective tsktsk when the player missed the goal.
- Her only response was a quiet tsktsk and a shake of her head.
- I heard a loud tsktsk from the back of the room.