tongue clicking
Sound of disapproval
Tongue clicking is the sound made by pressing the tongue against the roof of the mouth and pulling it sharply away.
The click can express disapproval, impatience, or sympathy depending on context and culture.
A single tsk signals mild reproach; rapid clicking may indicate frustration: She tongue-clicked at the mess.
In some African languages, clicks function as consonants.
- cluckingHen's vocal noise
- tskClicking rebuke sound
- tsk tskVocal sign of disapproval
- tuttingClicking tongue disapprovingly
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
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