tsks
Tongue clicks, judgmentally
Tsks is the third-person singular of tsk, the clicking sound made to express disapproval, impatience, or sympathy.
The sound is produced by pressing the tongue against the roof of the mouth and releasing it.
She tsks at the mess in the kitchen.
Often doubled or tripled: tsk-tsk, tsk-tsk-tsk.
Brief sharp noise
- tongueOral muscle for taste
- cluckHen's throaty call
- tutDisapproving exclamation
- tuttingClicking tongue disapprovingly
clucking · vocalization · mouth · teeth · palate · interjection · sucking · sharp
Mild anger or inflammation
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
- displeasureMild anger or disapproval
- impatienceIntolerance of delay
frustration · aggravation · pique · peeve · bother · nuisance · disgruntlement · testiness
click
Brief sharp noise
tutting · clucking · vocalization · mouth · teeth · palate · interjection · sucking · sharp · staccato
irritation
Mild anger or inflammation
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
- displeasureMild anger or disapproval
impatience · frustration · aggravation · pique · peeve · bother · nuisance · disgruntlement · testiness · snippiness
reproach
Expression of disappointment
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
criticism · disdain · contempt · chiding · rebuke · reprimand · judgment · scolding · admonishment · derision