what does it mean to "click one's tongue?"?

Question

i don't mean literally "CLICK" one's tongue,
what i mean here is the meaning when you use as an expression.

Answer 1

I have heard this expression used to show distaste in something that is occurring.



"When I was little my mother would click her tongue at me if I had a disheveled appearence." That would be a sentence in which I have found this expression used.



I hope that I was helpful. :]

Answer 2

Clicking Tongue

Answer 3

In Iran, it just means, "No". You lift your head slightly and click your tongue.

Answer 4

"Clicking one's tongue" is sort of a preface to a gentle rebuke, and seems to have pretty well gone out of style. (My grandmothers were the last people I remember using the device.) In books, it's written as "tut-tut" or "tsk-tsk".

Answer 5

"Clicking your tongue" at someone or "clucking your tongue" is sometimes used when someone is dissapointed in someone and they make that noise to show that they should be ashamed of themselves. its like "Tisk Tisk, you should be ashamed of yourself"

Answer 6

its a sign of disgust or dislike.