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Tick-tock
01
the sound a clock makes
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
Examples
I could hear the tick-tock while waiting impatiently.
to tick-tock
01
make a sound like a clock or a timer
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
tick-tock
3rd person singular
tick-tocks
Present participle
tick-tocking
Past simple
tick-tocked
Past participle
tick-tocked
