So there's this sound that sounds like "click" that you make if you move your tongue high up, bend it backward and then fastly hit floor of the mouth with it. I'm not even sure how it's called in my own language. If you repeat this sound many times in short amount of time it kinda sounds like a horse that is slowly walking on solid ground. Do you have any words for that sound in english?
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1Do you mean tsk-tsk? – michael.hor257k Dec 8 '16 at 20:49
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thefreedictionary.com/clop – Mari-Lou A Dec 8 '16 at 20:55
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4I've always called it "clicking the tongue". – Hot Licks Dec 8 '16 at 21:04
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4Must be a regional thing- since I know it as a tongue cluck, as opposed to tongue click. But I guess both are valid. – cobaltduck Dec 8 '16 at 21:17
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1What is the sound of one tongue clapping? – Spencer Feb 3 '17 at 0:31
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"Tongue clap" is correct; tsk, click and clap are all in this category. North American pediatricians use it when describing a child's development to new parents (the doctor even made the sounds you describe as was my experience with my 1st born) and also in diagnosing autism (as was my adopted-sisters experience with her 1st born).
