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tocking

tocking is the present participle and gerund of tock.

Meaning of tock

Verb

tock (third-person singular simple present tocks, present participle tocking, simple past and past participle tocked)

  1. To produce such a sound.
    • The clock chimed the hour and then audibly tocked as the pendulum swung behind the glass pane of the door.2002, Roger Ladd Memmott, Sweet Sally Ann

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Noun

tocking (plural tockings)

  1. The clicking sound of the hands of a clock.

Forms of tocking

pluraltockings

Questions about tocking

What does tocking mean?
Tocking means the clicking sound of the hands of a clock.
What is tocking the present participle and gerund of?
Tocking is the present participle and gerund of tock.
What part of speech is tocking?
Tocking is a noun.
What is the plural of tocking?
The plural of tocking is tockings.

Words near tocking in the dictionary

  1. tocino
  2. tock
  3. tockay
  4. tockays
  5. tocked
  6. tocking
  7. tockings
  8. tocks
  9. Tockwith
  10. tockwough
  11. tockwoughs

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