tut

American  

[tuht] / tʌt /

interjection

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

2. for shame!

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noun

1. an exclamation of “tut.”

verb (used without object)

tutted, tutting

1. to utter the exclamation “tut.”

tut British  

/ tʌt /

interjection

1. short for tut-tut

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Etymology

Origin of tut

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

"We see people tut when they hold hands or kiss in public," she said.

From BBC

Those concerned that the stock market is vulnerable to a sharp pullback may tap their screens and tut at the chart from Torsten Slok, Apollo’s chief economist.

From MarketWatch

Peeking over her shoulder at her notes, he tuts, “Doesn’t sycophant have an ‘o’?”

From Los Angeles Times

I tutted something about the symptoms of perimenopause and ignored it - but two days later I was laid up in bed with gastric flu.

From BBC

She dove under the blankets on her bed, peeking only her face out of them, and she could hear Babulya tutting in the kitchen: “Slamming doors like they’ll last forever. Children these days.”

From Literature