tictac
[ tik-tak ]
/ ˈtɪkˌtæk /
noun, verb (used without object), tic·tacked, tic·tack·ing.
Words nearby tictac
ticktack,
ticktock,
ticky-tacky,
tico,
ticonderoga,
tictac,
tictoc,
tidal,
tidal air,
tidal basin,
tidal benchmark
Definition for tictac (2 of 2)
ticktack
or tic·tac
[ tik-tak ]
/ ˈtɪkˌtæk /
noun
a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking: the ticktack of high heels in the corridor.
a device for making a tapping sound, as against a window or door in playing a practical joke.
verb (used without object)
to make a repeated ticking or tapping sound: Sleet ticktacked against the window panes.
Origin of ticktack
1540–50; imitative See
tick1
Example sentences from the Web for tictac
He arrives, at length, at the door of the side room where the devotees of cards are busy at tictac.
The Youth of Jefferson |J. E. Cooke.
British Dictionary definitions for tictac
ticktack
/ (ˈtɪkˌtæk) /
noun
British
a system of sign language, mainly using the hands, by which bookmakers transmit their odds to each other at racecourses
US
a ticking sound, as made by a clock
Word Origin for ticktack
from
tick
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