Meaning of cluck one's tongue | Babel Free

Definitions

To click one's tongue.

Examples

“The spring had got into his blood, too; he felt the need for letting steam escape, and clucked his tongue, flourishing his whip, wheeling his horses […]”

“I went out and had a chat with the foreman of the men; he clucked his tongue when he heard what had happened, and opined that I was lucky to have come off so lightly with nobody there to help me out of the machine.”

““To think a man like Mr. Tucker would do something like that!”" She went out, clucking her tongue in exaggerated dismay.”

““But newspapers have a duty to truth,” Van said. Lev clucked his tongue. “They tell the truth only as the exception. […]””

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