tut-tut (two t-like sounds produced by suction rather than plosion; conventional spelling pronunciation, tŭttŭt)
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Tweet intr.v. tut-tut·ted, tut-tut·ting, tut-tuts To express annoyance, impatience, or mild reproof: "those fussy fellows at the State Department tut-tutting about lack of reform in the political system" (John Hughes). [Imitative.] |
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