tuts

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used in writing to represent the sound made to show you disapprove of something, or a word said twice in a humorous way to suggest disapproval:

Tut, it's raining - I'm going to get soaked.

You're late again - tut tut!

to make a disapproving sound or speak in a disapproving way:

He walked off, tutting to himself.

[ + speech ] "Still not out of bed?" she tutted (= said in a disapproving way).