TICKTOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ticktock mean? 

• TICKTOCK (noun)
  The noun TICKTOCK has 1 sense:

1. steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock

  Familiarity information: TICKTOCK used as a noun is very rare.

• TICKTOCK (verb)
  The verb TICKTOCK has 1 sense:

1. make a sound like a clock or a timer

  Familiarity information: TICKTOCK used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TICKTOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

ticktock; tictac; tocktact

Hypernyms ("ticktock" is a kind of...):

tick; ticking (a metallic tapping sound)

Derivation:

ticktock (make a sound like a clock or a timer)

• TICKTOCK (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a sound like a clock or a timer

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

beat; tick; ticktack; ticktock

Context example:

the grandfather clock beat midnight

Hypernyms (to "ticktock" is one way to...):

go; sound (make a certain noise or sound)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

ticktock (steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock)