Dictionary

tutting en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

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

Forms

tutting en · VERB · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of tut
   form of tut

tutting en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

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.

Meanings

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).

Forms

tutting en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of tut
   form of tut

Deriveds

finger-tutting