TCHICK

Etymology

Imitative.

Interjection

tchick

A click sound such as a palatal or dental click.

used to urge on a horse or other animal.

used to express disapproval or disappointment

Used to represent similar animal or other natural sounds

Synonyms

• tlk

• tsk

Noun

tchick (plural tchicks)

A clicking sound, such as a palatal or dental click.

Verb

tchick (third-person singular simple present tchicks, present participle tchicking, simple past and past participle tchicked)

(intransitive) to make a tchick sound.

Source: Wiktionary


Tchick, n. [Imitative.]

Definition: A slight sound such as that made by pressing the tongue against the roof of the mouth and explosively sucking out the air at one side, as in urging on a horse. -- v. i.

Definition: To make a tchick.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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