as in to dislike
to hold an unfavorable opinion of
some guests tsk-tsked the fact that the bride and groom were taking selfies
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Recent Examples of tsk-tsk
The leech therapist, whose name was Sandra, made a tsk-tsk sound over the phone.
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Blair Braverman,
Outside,
21 Jan. 2026
The first scene of Replicas has a robot tearing itself apart in horror upon having a dead man’s consciousness uploaded into it; the second scene has Alice Eve, playing Reeves’s husband, casually tsk-tsking her husband in the kitchen for trying to bring all those people back to life.
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James Grebey,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
Instead of playing music while the gymnasts performed, Bercy Arena turned into a church, complete with would-be church ladies tsk-tsking people who dared to react when the gymnasts nailed a skill on beam.
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Dana O'Neil,
The Athletic,
5 Aug. 2024
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
21 Jan. 2026
The first scene of Replicas has a robot tearing itself apart in horror upon having a dead man’s consciousness uploaded into it; the second scene has Alice Eve, playing Reeves’s husband, casually tsk-tsking her husband in the kitchen for trying to bring all those people back to life.
—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
Instead of playing music while the gymnasts performed, Bercy Arena turned into a church, complete with would-be church ladies tsk-tsking people who dared to react when the gymnasts nailed a skill on beam.
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Dana O'Neil,
The Athletic,
5 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tsk-tsk
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Full-time working moms and dads almost universally dislike missing out on a child's concert, sporting match or other activity thanks to their jobs.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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Alas, Klopp is being praised for condemning a change in football that many people dislike.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Cooper Freeman, Alaska director at the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity, sharply criticized the circumstances surrounding the whale’s death.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Plenty of those who populate that category are championed instead of criticized.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tsk-tsk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tsk-tsk. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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