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1. : a ticking or tapping beat like that of a clock or watch. 2. : a contrivance used by children to tap on a window from a distance.
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noun. a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking: the ticktack of high heels in the corridor.
1. a recurring sound like the ticking of a clock 2. a device for making a tapping sound on a windowpane or door as a prank.
verb. make a sound like a clock or a timer. synonyms: beat, tick, ticktock. go, sound. make a certain noise or sound.
Ticktack Definition · A recurring sound like the ticking of a clock. · A device for making a tapping sound on a windowpane or door as a prank: it consists ...
1. A steady ticking sound, as of a clock. 2. A prankster's device for tapping on a door or window from a distance.
OED's earliest evidence for tick-tack is from around 1550, in Complaynt of Scotland. tick-tack is an imitative or expressive formation.
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ticktack (plural ticktacks) A repeated ticking noise like that made by a clock or a watch.
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Ticktack or Tick-Tack, is an historical English tables game for two players using a board similar to that used today for Backgammon and other tables games.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb tick-tack. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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