tick
To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clockTo make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.
» The only sound to be heard was the ticking of the clock.
Nur das Ticken der Uhr war zu hören. — Yorwba
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7 sensesTo make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.
ticken, abhaken, ankreuzen
ти́катьtíkatʹ, ти́кнутьtíknutʹ, отмеча́ть га́лочкойotmečátʹ gáločkoj
make a clicking or ticking sound
To make a tick or checkmark.
(informal, intransitive)To work or operate, especially mechanically.
He took the computer apart to see how it ticked.
I wonder what makes her tick.
To strike gently; to pat.
(transitive)To add (a bird) to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).
(intransitive)To go on trust, or credit.
(transitive)To give tick; to trust.
Examples
113 sentencesThe only sound to be heard was the ticking of the clock.
deNur das Ticken der Uhr war zu hören. — Yorwba
Tom is a ticking time bomb.
Tom watched the hours tick by.
The clock was ticking.
ruЧасы тикали. — marafon
The clock is still ticking.
ruЧасы ещё тикают. — odexed
deDie Uhr tickt noch. — wolfgangth
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English ticken, tiken, probably from Old English *ticcian (“to touch, tap”), fFrom Middle English ticken, tiken, probably from Old English *ticcian (“to touch, tap”), from Proto-West Germanic *tikkōn (“to touch, tap”), cognate with German zecken (“to nudge, poke, jab”). Doublet of tig.
Clipping of ticket.
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Forms
ticks, ticking, ticked, tickedPhrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- tick offдістати, отримуватиTo sign an item on a list with a tick mark, especially as a signal that the item has been verified or completed.
- tick onUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tick, on.; to continue ticking.
- tick downTo count the time down to zero.
- tick overTo idle (to run at a slow speed, or out of gear).
- tick awayTo count down to zero (i.e. signaling the end (or start) of something).
- tick bySynonym of tick past.
Synonyms
10 synonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.