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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • interjection Used to express disappointment or sympathy.
  • noun A sucking noise made by suddenly releasing the tongue from the hard palate, used to express disappointment or sympathy.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • interjection An exclamation of disapproval.
  • verb intransitive To make a tsk sound of disapproval.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb utter `tsk,' `tut,' or `tut-tut,' as in disapproval

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