Is Tsk a word?

(used, often in quick repetition, as an exclamation of contempt, disdain, impatience, etc.) for shame!
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What does tsk mean?

transitive verb. : to express disapproval of by or as if by uttering tsk. intransitive verb. : to tsk-tsk someone or something.
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Is Tsk a word in Scrabble?

TSK is a valid scrabble word.
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How do you use tsk?

Examples
  1. Verb. “I hope ATC isn't turning into a tabloid!” tsk-tsked someone else. [ ...
  2. Noun. Bruce Bowen beat the rap again Monday, a knee to the groin of the two-time MVP getting merely a tsk-tsk out of the NBA offices. [ Yahoo! ...
  3. Interjection. You might think from the previous paragraph that I don't like No. Tsk, tsk. [
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Why do we say tsk?

(British spelling, "tutting") or tsk! tsk! (American spelling, "tsking") sound used to express disapproval or pity is an unreleased dental click, although it is not a lexical phoneme (a sound that distinguishes words) in English but a paralinguistic speech-sound.
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What is the meaning of the word TSK?



Is Tsk a verb?

Verb. (intransitive) To make a tsk sound of disapproval.
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Where did tsk come from?

sound expressing commiseration or disapproval, 1947; as a verb, tsk-tsk is recorded from 1967.
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What does TKS mean?

(Internet slang, telex) Abbreviation of thanks.
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What is TSK in books?

interjection. (used, often in quick repetition, as an exclamation of contempt, disdain, impatience, etc.) for shame! noun. an exclamation of “tsk.”
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Is tisk a word?

No, tisk is not in the scrabble dictionary.
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How do you spell tisk?

When referring to that clucking sound, however, or when mocking such an expression of sympathy, you turn the ''tsk'' sound into a word: ''tisk. '' The expression ''tisk, tisk,'' with the audible comma, is a sarcastic slap at the clucking sound and means ''I'm not sorry at all. ''
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What is the long form of TSK?

Top Secret Kid (gaming) TSK.
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How do you write Tsked?

Tsked definition

Tsked is defined as a sucking sound to show sympathy or disapproval. An example of tsked is to have made a sucking sound upon finding out that a party was cancelled yesterday. Simple past tense and past participle of tsk.
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How do you shorten thanks?

THX (abbreviation) definition and synonyms | Macmillan Dictionary.
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What does _ mean in texting?

The emoticon . _. means "Apathy," "Disappointment," or "Resignation."
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What is the text abbreviation for thanks?

abbreviation. (also tx) in writing (informal) ​thanks; thank you (used, for example, in text messages or tweets)
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Is tsk an onomatopoeia?

So far as I know, we don't even attempt an onomatopoeic written representation of that one, but the one formed by suction against the back of the front teeth/palate is normally written as either "tut" or "tsk". Sometimes people actually say "tut" or "tut-tut" (presumably, influenced by the written form).
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Who invented tsk tsk?

→ ↑ → (pronounced as three clicks, often written incorrectly as Tsk Tsk Tsk or Tch Tch Tch) was an Australian music, art and performance group, best known for their experimental music. They formed in Melbourne in 1977 and were led by Philip Brophy.
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What does it mean to chide something?

Definition of chide

: to voice disapproval to : reproach in a usually mild and constructive manner : scold She chided us for arriving late.
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What is a synonym for Tasked?

charged, commissioned, entrusted. (also intrusted), trusted.
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Is Entasked a word?

To lay a task upon.
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What word can I use instead of would?

In this page you can discover 16 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for would, like: will, might, should, could, shall, do, can, may, will-you, cannot and would-be.
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What is a bush row?

A fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs. hedge. shrubbery. thicket. bush.
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