Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

click one's tongue

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: click- one's -tongue
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Example Sentences

"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.”"

Inflected Forms

clicks one's tongue (present, singular) clicking one's tongue (participle, present) clicked one's tongue (participle, past) clicked one's tongue (past)

Synonyms

cluck one's tongue

Questions

What does click one's tongue mean?: To make a clicking noise with a sucking action of the tongue, to express disapproval or impatience, urge on a horse, etc.

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