tutting

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English

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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tutting

  1. present participle and gerund of tut

Noun

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tutting (plural tuttings)

  1. The act of making a tut sound in disapproval.
    • 2011, Fergus Fleming, Ninety Degrees North: The Quest For The North Pole:
      For all his tuttings about inexperienced amateurs, he had not taken in a word that Nansen had said.

Etymology 2

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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.

Noun

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tutting (plural tuttings)

  1. 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

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tutting

  1. present participle and gerund of tut