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Recent Examples of tut-tut
On Tuesday, Lipa took to her Instagram to directly shut down the Mail’s reporting and tut-tut the article’s style and voice while dismissing it as mere clickbait that exploits a tragedy.
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Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
There’s no need for Smith’s longtime fans—even for those who have loved her since the 1960s—to tut-tut about the fact that her later roles brought her the greatest fame.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
27 Sep. 2024
The rest of the parents, who are mostly millennials, tut-tut their disapproval, and talk about how badly they’ve been triggered.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2023
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
There’s no need for Smith’s longtime fans—even for those who have loved her since the 1960s—to tut-tut about the fact that her later roles brought her the greatest fame.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
27 Sep. 2024
The rest of the parents, who are mostly millennials, tut-tut their disapproval, and talk about how badly they’ve been triggered.
—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tut-tut
ah
Interjection
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Lyrics celebrate the wide open sea, pirate lore, alcohol, and treasure — ah, the good old days!
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But, when two civil servants allegedly, ah, spend intimate time with each other during the workday and on government property, people are gonna talk.
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