tutting
tutting — 動詞
- tuttingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- tuttings3rd person singular
- tuttinging-ing form
- tuttingedpast simple
1. to show you disapprove of something by making a short, sharp sound with your ton
嘖聲
以嘖嘖聲表示不滿
to show you disapprove of something by making a short, sharp sound with your tongue against the roof of your mouth — usually written in text as 'tut' or 'tsk'
Yuna tutted under her breath when her brother walked in with muddy shoes.
Yuna 看到弟弟穿著沾滿泥巴的鞋子走進來時，低聲嘖了一聲。
tutted under one's breath — quiet, private disapproval
The librarian tutted loudly at students who were on their phones during quiet hours.
圖書館管理員對著那些在安靜時間滑手機的學生大聲嘖了好幾聲。
tutted at [someone] — directed disapproval
Adina heard her grandmother tutting in the kitchen after the cake fell.
Adina 聽到祖母在她把蛋糕摔到地上後在廚房裡嘖了一聲。
continuous -ing form for repeated sounds
Jude heard someone tutting behind him in the cinema queue and turned around, embarrassed.
Jude 在電影院排隊時聽到背後有人在嘖，不好意思地轉過頭去。
- tut at
- tut about
- tut under one's breath
- tut loudly
- tut quietly
- tsk
same meaning, different spelling of the same sound; equally common
- tut-tut
repeated or more emphatic version of the same gesture
- click one's tongue
similar physical action but can express a wider range of emotions, not just disapproval
文法句型
tut (at/about someone/something)
用法筆記
This verb is onomatopoeic — it imitates the short, sharp sound made by pressing the tongue against the roof of the mouth and then pulling it away. The longer form 'tut-tut' is also common, especially for a repeated or more emphatic gesture. 'Tsk' and 'tut' are alternative spellings of the same sound and are used interchangeably.