tsk

tsk
pronounced as an alveolar click; spelling pron. /tisk/, interj.
1. (used, often in quick repetition, as an exclamation of contempt, disdain, impatience, etc.)
2. for shame!
n.
3. an exclamation of "tsk."
v.i.
4. to utter the exclamation "tsk." Also, tsktsk.

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