as in disliked
to hold an unfavorable opinion of
ever since the invention of talkies, someone or other has been tut-tutting about the bad language heard in movies
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Even people who disliked Hamnet liked her performance and her, and why not?—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026 -
Back then, pitchers really disliked it.—
Kevin Sherrington
Mar. 9,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Some North Natomas residents have criticized the project, which is getting underway during a heated re-election campaign for Councilmember Lisa Kaplan, who represents the area.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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The report card project has been criticized by several Jewish campus groups as over-simplified and unnuanced, but schools are taking it seriously.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Tut-tutted (over or about).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tut-tutted%20%28over%20or%20about%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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