TUT-TUTTING (OVER OR ABOUT) Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

tut-tutting (over or about)

verb

present participle of tut-tut (over or about)

as in disliking

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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For Pillsbury, the issue seems to be less about disliking the name itself and more about seeing the same joke repeated online.

— Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
The result is not a simple story of locals disliking tourists.

— David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

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Certainly there were clear taboos, beginning with questioning the legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party and criticizing the country’s central leadership.

— Howard W. French, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
After slogans criticizing the Sacramento State administration appeared in chalk on the facade of a 64-year-old campus building earlier this week, at least one student is now facing potential disciplinary action.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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