Meanings
tutting1
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tut
nountutting (plural tuttings)
plural tuttings
- 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.
2011, Fergus Fleming, Ninety Degrees North: The Quest For The North Pole
tutting2
nountutting (plural tuttings)
plural tuttings
- 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
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tut
Origin
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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APA
tutting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutting
MLA
“tutting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tutting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tutting.
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