tst

See also: TST, ṯst, and tšt'

English

Interjection

tst

  1. Alternative form of tch
    • 1870, Juliana Horatia Ewing, “An Idyll of the Wood”, in The Brownies and Other Tales:
      'What did you give for that?'
      'A shilling, ma'am.'
      'Tst! tst! tst!' said the old lady, disapprovingly.
    • 1927, Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death:
      “How about chloroform burns?” suggested Parker.
      “Tst, tst,” said the doctor, annoyed at not having thought of this himself […]
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