Tutting
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of making a tut sound in disapproval.
"For all his tuttings about inexperienced amateurs, he had not taken in a word that Nansen had said."
- 2 A modern street dance style in which dancers position body parts in angular positions, especially moving the hands and fingers in intricate ways (finger-tutting).
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of tut form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 2 present participle and gerund of tut form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"For all his tuttings about inexperienced amateurs, he had not taken in a word that Nansen had said."
Etymology
From the English nickname Tut for Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, likening the geometric positions and right angles of the dance style to the perceived angularity of ancient Egyptian at.
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