Tsking

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A tsk sound of disapproval.

    "[…] the lights suddenly went out, plunging the entire monastery into damp darkness. A momentary silence followed, and then I heard tiny gasps and frightened tskings, scuffling footsteps, the rustling of rain slickers, and the annoyed mumbling of the priest."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of tsk form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"[…] the lights suddenly went out, plunging the entire monastery into damp darkness. A momentary silence followed, and then I heard tiny gasps and frightened tskings, scuffling footsteps, the rustling of rain slickers, and the annoyed mumbling of the priest."

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