tut-tut (over or about)

verb

Definition of tut-tut (over or about)next
as in to dislike
to hold an unfavorable opinion of ever since the invention of talkies, someone or other has been tut-tutting about the bad language heard in movies

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“Tut-tut (over or about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tut-tut%20%28over%20or%20about%29. Accessed 4 Feb. 2023.

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