ticktack
[
tik
-tak]
/ˈtɪkˌtæk/
noun
1.
a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking:
the ticktack of high heels in the corridor.
2.
a device for making a tapping sound, as against a window or door in playing a practical joke.
verb (used without object)
3.
to make a repeated ticking or tapping sound:
Sleet ticktacked against the window panes.
Also,
tictac
.
Origin
1540-50;
imitative See
tick
1
British Dictionary definitions for
ticktack
ticktack
/
ˈtɪkˌtæk
/
noun
1.
(
Brit
) a system of sign language, mainly using the hands, by which bookmakers transmit their odds to each other at racecourses
2.
(
US
) a ticking sound, as made by a clock
Word Origin
from
tick
1