tock
tock · tocks · tocked · tocking
To produce such a soundTo produce such a sound.
US/tɑk/
» Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock – the old cuckoo clock was ticking on the wall.
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1 sensesTo produce such a sound.
Examples
4 sentencesTick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock – the old cuckoo clock was ticking on the wall.
Tick-tock, tick-tock!
Tick-tock, tick-tock! They kept winding the clock on the mantle.
deTicktack, ticktack! Sie zogen die Uhr auf dem Kaminsims weiter auf. — Yorwba
Tick-tock, tick-tock. There are so many stars in the sky, I can't count them all.
Forms
tocks, tocking, tocked, tockedLessons 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.