tictocking
/ˈtɪkˌtɑkɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of tictoc: making a rhythmic ticking and tocking sound.
- The old car's engine was tictocking, a sign it needed oil.
- She could hear the metronome tictocking as she practiced piano.
- The grandfather clock was tictocking steadily in the corner.
noun
- The action or sound of something that tictocs.
- The tictocking of the clock made the room feel cozy.
- The constant tictocking of the keyboard annoyed the librarian.
- He fell asleep to the tictocking of the rain on the roof.
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