tut

[ pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pronunciation tuht ]

/ pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pronunciation tʌt /

interjection

(used as an exclamation of contempt, disdain, impatience, etc.)

for shame!

noun

an exclamation of “tut.”

verb (used without object), tut·ted, tut·ting.

to utter the exclamation “tut.”

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Also tut-tut.

Origin of tut

First recorded in 1520–30

Words nearby tut

tussock grass, tussock moth, tussocky, tussore, tustin, tut, tut-tut, tutankhamen, tutee, tutelage, tutelary

Example sentences from the Web for tut

In Berlin, copies of Tut's treasures stand in well for the real ones.
The Best of 2013’s Daily Pic by Blake Gopnik|Blake Gopnik|December 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Pic: In Berlin, copies of Tut's treasures stand in well for the real ones.
A Clone Is Rival for Tut's Throne|Blake Gopnik|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To my huge surprise, I left the Tut spead unconvinced that a show of originals would have been much better, or more informative.
A Clone Is Rival for Tut's Throne|Blake Gopnik|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
That Tut accomplished all this before his 12th birthday suggests Aye was the power behind the throne.
The Cult of Tut|Bruce Feiler|April 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Aye continued in power under Tut, who quickly returned to the old capital and restored the old religion.
The Cult of Tut|Bruce Feiler|April 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Tut, tut, my dear; you are over-anxious, and forget that young men all have a few wild oats to sow.
Silver Pitchers: and Independence|Louisa May Alcott
Tut tut, Katherine; he is only an ordinary scout—a wild man.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone|Frederic Remington
Tut I What terrible ways we're getting into, just when I'm proposing the place as a rest-cure.
Joanna Godden|Sheila Kaye-Smith
Tut, wench, they be words of one signification, and cannot be separated.
A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 10 (of 15)|Various
Tut, man,—when did declamation ever overthrow castles, and conquer soldiery?
Rienzi|Edward Bulwer Lytton

British Dictionary definitions for tut

tut

/ (pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pron tʌt) /

interjection, noun, verb tuts, tutting or tutted

short for tut-tut

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