1. Steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock
   "The ticktock of the grandfather clock echoed through the quiet house";
   - tick-tock, tictac

1. Make a sound like a clock or a timer
   "The old grandfather clock ticktocked in the hallway";
   - tick, ticktack [N. Amer], beat

Derived forms: ticktocking, ticktocked, tick-tocks, ticktocks

Type of: go, sound, tick, ticking

Encyclopedia: Ticktock