tsktsking
/tɪskˈtɪskɪŋ/
verb
- Making a clicking sound with the tongue to show disapproval, annoyance, or sympathy.
- She kept tsktsking during the entire speech.
- The audience was tsktsking at the performer's mistakes.
- He was tsktsking at the traffic jam.
Synonyms
noun
- The act or sound of making a clicking noise with the tongue to express disapproval.
- The constant tsktsking from the back row was distracting.
- His tsktsking made everyone feel uncomfortable.
- I heard a loud tsktsking from my grandmother.