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ticktock

ticktock is the alternative form of tick-tock.

Meaning of tick-tock

Interjection

  1. The sound of the ticking of an analog clock.
  2. (colloquial) Time is running out; a deadline is approaching.
    • Near-synonym: clock is ticking
    1. (colloquial) Expresses warning of some fateful, impending event.

See all 7 meanings of tick-tock

Forms of ticktock

Verb
third-person singular presentticktocks
present participleticktocking
past participleticktocked
pastticktocked
Noun
pluralticktocks

Questions about ticktock

What is ticktock the alternative form of?
Ticktock is the alternative form of tick-tock.

Words near ticktock in the dictionary

  1. ticktack
  2. ticktacked
  3. ticktacking
  4. ticktacks
  5. ticktacktoe
  6. ticktock
  7. ticktocked
  8. ticktocking
  9. ticktocks
  10. tickwood
  11. ticky

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