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tut (over or about)

verb

ˈtət How to pronounce tut (over or about) (audio)
Definition of tut (over or about)next
as in to dislike
to hold an unfavorable opinion of Aunt Marge tuts over almost everything the younger generation does

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dislike
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  • Hilton has tried to court voters, especially Latinos and independents, who dislike Trump but are also dissatisfied with California’s Democratic leadership and its failure to alleviate some of California’s most incessant problems.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Sympathetic realism is at its wisest when novelists give readers the chance Lee offered in her first book— to love and dislike characters simultaneously.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Tut (over or about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tut%20%28over%20or%20about%29. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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