tut-tutted; tut-tutting
: to express disapproval or disbelief by or as if by uttering tut
editorialists tut-tutted over the recent congressional scandal
Examples of tut-tut in a Sentence
ever since the invention of talkies, someone or other has been tut-tutting about the bad language heard in movies
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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
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Tut-tut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tut-tut. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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