Meaning of click one's tongue | Babel Free

Definitions

To make a clicking noise with a sucking action of the tongue, to express disapproval or impatience, urge on a horse, etc.

Examples

“The driver clambered into his seat, clicked his tongue, and we went downhill.”

“Elizabeth raised her gun, which had begun trembling as usual. The beaters halted in a group to watch, and some of them could not refrain from clicking their tongues; they thought it queer and rather shocking to see a woman handle a gun.”

“Radha Aunty clicked her tongue against her teeth impatiently. “Oh, I’m so tired of that,” she said. “Why can’t we just put it behind us.””

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