click one's tongue

idiom

: to make a noise with one's tongue
My mom shook her head and clicked her tongue in disapproval.

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“Click one's tongue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/click%20one%27s%20tongue. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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