tsk

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/tɪsk//təsk/[ᵏǀ]

interjection

Used to indicate disapproval, disappointment, or discontent.

Less commonScrabble 7

Meanings

interjection

alternative tch · alternative tchk · alternative tck · alternative tst · alternative tisk

verbtsk (third-person singular simple present tsks, present participle tsking, simple past and past participle tsked)

present singular third person tsks · participle present tsking · participle past tsked · past tsked · alternative tch · alternative tchk · alternative tck · alternative tst · alternative tisk

  1. intransitiveTo make such sound of disapproval.

    Jane tsked, still watching Neer’s work from over their shoulder.

    2022, Janelle Monáe, Danny Lore, “Nevermind”, in The Memory Librarian, Harper Voyager, →ISBN, page 104

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionUsed to indicate disapproval, disappointment, or discontent.

More synonyms by meaning

verbutter ‘tsk,’ ‘tut,’ or ‘tut-tut,’ as in disapproval

Similar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tsk

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Cite this entry
APA

tsk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsk

MLA

“tsk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tsk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsk.

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