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TICKTOCK

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock

Synonyms:

ticktock; tictac; tocktact

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

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

tick; ticking (a metallic tapping sound)

Derivation:

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

 II. (verb) 

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Meaning:

Make a sound like a clock or a timer

Example:

the grandfather clock beat midnight

Synonyms:

beat; tick; ticktack; ticktock

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

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)

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