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Recent Examples of tut-tutThere’s no need for Smith’s longtime fans—even for those who have loved her since the 1960s—to tut-tut about the fact that her later roles brought her the greatest fame.—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024 The rest of the parents, who are mostly millennials, tut-tut their disapproval, and talk about how badly they’ve been triggered.—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023 Yet strategic convergence there does not mean everywhere: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its year-long war has elicited a tepid tut-tut from New Delhi, while India has escalated its purchases of cheap Russian oil at a time Washington seeks to isolate Moscow.—Alyssa Ayres, Time, 21 June 2023
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