Meaning & use
Tsks
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Makes a clicking sound with the tongue against the teeth to express disapproval or irritation.
See it in a sentence
The teacher tsks whenever a student forgets their homework.
She tsks at the television every time the news turns political.
A note on using this word
The third-person singular form of 'tsk', an onomatopoeic interjection that is unusual in English for functioning as a full verb.
Words with a similar meaning
clickstut-tuts
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