as in to dislike
to hold an unfavorable opinion of
ever since the invention of talkies, someone or other has been tut-tutting about the bad language heard in movies
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Verb
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Viggo clearly dislikes it but is encouraged by the other boys to share inappropriate content.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
16 May 2025 -
Meghan and Harry were highly unpopular with the over 65s, of whom 86 percent disliked Meghan and 81 percent disliked Harry.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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The late pope criticized both laissez-faire capitalism and state-centric socialism, giving shape to a distinctly Catholic vein of economic teaching.—
Nicole Winfield,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Several Democratic members of Congress criticized her firing.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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“Tut-tut (over or about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tut-tut%20%28over%20or%20about%29. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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