English

Interjection

tsktsk

1. Alternative spelling of tsk tsk

Verb

tsktsk ‎(third-person singular simple present tsktsks, present participle tsktsking, simple past and past participle tsktsked)

1. (intransitive, rare) To make a tsktsk sound of disapproval.
   • 1970, Clarence L. Cooper, The farm

     "You're not supposed to talk," the guy at the desk tsktsked at us.

   • 1985, Jay Robert Nash, Stanley Ralph Ross, The motion picture guide

     Tone takes Davis to his Connecticut home where housekeeper Skipworth tsktsks as Davis gets demanding and asks for booze.

   • 2009, Erin Downing, Drive Me Crazy

     Adam tsktsked at her. “You are such a snob, Lex. What would you say if I told you we were going swimming at a country club?”