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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of tsk.

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Examples

  • And visitors to Sperone Westwater's spectacular new headquarters on Bowery have tsk-tsked that not even Sir Norman Foster, or a total price tag, estimated by a Bloomberg reporter to be "north of $20 million" can squeeze comfortable visitor flow from a footprint 25 feet wide.

    Dorothy Spears: Pedigree and Promise in 50 Years At Pace Dorothy Spears 2010

  • Startled by just how much he thrust that chin out like Robert, I tsked at him soothingly, gently extricating the wing without knocking any feathers loose.

    Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011

  • Mothers tsk-tsked in disapproval when they saw Tariq toss his kufi skullcap out the window of his car.

    Finally: A Film From A 'Mooz-Lum' Perspective (VIDEO) The Huffington Post 2011

  • And visitors to Sperone Westwater's spectacular new headquarters on Bowery have tsk-tsked that not even Sir Norman Foster, or a total price tag, estimated by a Bloomberg reporter to be "north of $20 million" can squeeze comfortable visitor flow from a footprint 25 feet wide.

    Dorothy Spears: Pedigree and Promise in 50 Years At Pace Dorothy Spears 2010

  • Mothers tsk-tsked in disapproval when they saw Tariq toss his kufi skullcap out the window of his car.

    Finally: A Film From A 'Mooz-Lum' Perspective (VIDEO) The Huffington Post 2011

  • It's also the first time a sitting president has been called "dude" during an interview - which is sure to be discussed, dissected, analyzed and tsk-tsked over by network news on-air talent today - and The Ladies of "The View," of course.

    Jon Stewart interviews President Obama: groundbreaking in so many ways Lisa de Moraes 2010

  • I offered to pay her more by way of rent, but she tsked at me and shook her head.

    Turista Ann Wahlman 2011

  • Mrs. Kane tsked, then sucked in a breath through her teeth.

    Ominous Kate Brian 2011

  • The leader tsked and poked a cigarette through the mouth of his mask.

    Show Stoppah Thomas Slater 2011

  • The leader tsked and poked a cigarette through the mouth of his mask.

    Show Stoppah Thomas Slater 2011

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