Ticktack (Verb)
Meaning
Make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The old wall clock ticktacked away loudly in the empty hallway.
- As the bomb's countdown started to ticktack, the room fell silent in anticipation.
- She couldn't sleep as the grandfather clock in the attic continued to ticktack above her room.
- The sound of the clock's gears began to ticktack as it struck six in the morning.
- In the silence, the only sound was the metronome ticktacking away, guiding her as she practiced the piano piece.