Tchick
intj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A clicking sound, such as a palatal or dental click.
"So saying, and summing up the whole with a provoking wink, and such an interjectional tchick as may quicken a dull horse with , Petit-André drew oil" to the other side of the path, and left the youth to digest the taunts he had treated him with, as his proud Scotch stomach best might."
- 1 to make a tchick sound. intransitive
"And the glass of water they've left for me Shall 'tchick!' to tell them I'm drinking!"
- 1 A click sound such as a palatal, lateral, or dental click.; used to urge on a horse or other animal.
"The driver mounted his box, put his long whip into a hole in the box, and, buttoning his coat, called, " Tchick, tchick, tchick." Away the horses set off, and went so willingly and briskly, till he saw a passenger waiting to get into the coach."
- 2 A click sound such as a palatal, lateral, or dental click.; used to express disapproval or disappointment
"Tchick! Tchick! Now I call that an awful pity Katie."
- 3 Used to represent similar animal or other natural sounds
"The clumsy Herr was trying in vain to strike a light with a flint. Tchick! Tchick! but no spark appeared."
Synonyms
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More examples"The driver mounted his box, put his long whip into a hole in the box, and, buttoning his coat, called, " Tchick, tchick, tchick." Away the horses set off, and went so willingly and briskly, till he saw a passenger waiting to get into the coach."
Etymology
Imitative.
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