Ticktock (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 battery-powered timer began to ticktock as the countdown started for the bomb squad to defuse the device.
- The antique grandfather clock in the foyer was famous for its precise chimes and steady ticktock that echoed throughout the mansion.
- In the silent room, the sound of the metronome was the only one that could be heard, ticktock, helping the pianist keep a steady beat.
- As the clock on the wall ticktocked away, she couldn't help but think of her grandmother who used to sit and knit in the same spot for hours on end.
- The music box lid lifted to reveal a small ballerina twirling to the sound of a gentle ticktock that seemed to lull everyone into a peaceful slumber.