|  ticktock 
 
 steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock
 • Syn:
 tocktact, tictac
 • Hypernyms:
 tick, ticking
 
 make a sound like a clock or a timer
 - the clocks were ticking
 - the grandfather clock beat midnight
 • Syn:
 tick, ticktack, beat
 • Derivationally related forms:
 beat (for: beat), tick (for: tick), ticker (for: tick), ticking (for: tick)
 • Hypernyms:
 sound, go
 • Verb Frames:
 - Something ----s
 
 
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