Meaning & use
Tch
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An exclamation representing a click of the tongue against the teeth, used to express irritation, impatience, or mild disapproval.
See it in a sentence
"Tch," she muttered when the bus pulled away just as she reached the stop.
He clicked his tongue and said "tch" at the sight of the mess.
A note on using this word
"Tch" is one of the few English words that spells a sound rather than being built from letters representing ordinary speech; it is often written doubled as "tch, tch."
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