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🔔 A light knock 🔔 To tap lightly 💬 A tapping sound ☝️ A soft nudge
tuk

tuk

9.9
A short sound that copies a quick knock on a door
  • interjection
  • /tʌk/
translation icon : toc
  • At tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk.

Examples

  • But for now we have this little tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tuk tucking along with little gas engine.

  • Tuk, go with her.

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  • The door made a tuk as he knocked lightly.

  • When she tapped the table, it made a soft tuk that grabbed everyone's attention.

  • With a quick tuk, he called for her to come over.

Synonyms

tapping
vstuk
22 1.9

A light repeated sound made by gentle knocks

is an exclamation that imitates a short sharp knock not gentle repeated blows
rat-a-tat
vstuk
1 7.6

A quick series of short, sharp taps like knocking or drumbeats

is a spoken imitation of a single short sharp knock
rat-a-tat-tat
vstuk
1 9.0

A series of short, sharp tapping sounds like knocking on a door

is an uttered sound that stands for one brief knock
rat-tat
vstuk
1 7.7

A series of quick, sharp knocks often on a door or drum

is a word people say to copy a short sharp knocking sound
klop
vstuk
9.9

A short sharp knocking sound like a quick tap

is an exclamation that imitates a brief sharp knock

Surface Forms

tuk main

Etymology

Tuk as an exclamation copies the sharp knock sound of a single quick tap, like saying the noise tuk out loud. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine one sudden knock, which is why the exclamation stands for a short, sharp tap.