tick-tockn.

/ˈtɪkˌtɒk/

Forms: Also tic-toc.

Etymology: Echoic.

An imitation of the ticking of a clock, esp. the slow ticking of a large clock; also of the sound of a double knock, or of resounding footsteps.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > regular or alternating rhythm > ticking

tick-tackc1550

tick1680

ticking1748

tick-ticka1777

tick-tock1847

tick-ticking1897

tick-a-tack1898

tick-tockinga1947

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxiii. 194 They were both so silent that the tick-tock of the..clock on the mantel-piece became quite rudely audible.

1878 R. Browning Poets Croisic cxxvii Bold tic-toc Announces there's a giant at the door.

1906 R. Whiteing Ring in New 197 The tic-toc of the high heels was insistent in the passages.

Draft additions 1993

2. A clock or watch. colloquial (chiefly Children's colloquial). Cf. tick-tick n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun]

clock1370

knock1502

watch-clock1592

timist1711

goer1730

tick-ticka1777

dial plate1796

hall-clock1815

tick-tock1947

1947 Mod. Lang. Rev. 42 357 [Germanic nursery words] Clock. Eng. tick-tock.

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren iii. 44 What's the time by your old tick-tock what doesn't go?

1985 Toronto Sun 10 Oct. 151/3 (caption) What does your ticktock say?

1986 Oban Times 22 May 3 (advt.) Antiques wanted..Tickless ticktocks.

Draft additions March 2014

Journalists' slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). A piece of journalism which presents a detailed chronology of events.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > journalism > journal > matter of or for journals > [noun] > article > other types of article

lost1762

human interest1779

sub-article1815

sub-leader1839

turn-over1842

feuilleton1845

special1861

spesh1887

causerie1903

personality profile1922

think-piece1935

situationer1937

turnover article1952

opinion piece1957

tick-tock1972

listicle2007

1972 W. Safire New Lang. Politics (rev. ed.) 671/2 A tick-tock (the metaphor, obviously, of a clock moving toward a fateful hour) is often written with boldface dates indicating significant meetings or preliminary events, and is more reportorial than a ‘think piece’ or ‘thumbsucker’.

1982 R. Sheppard & M. Valpy National Deal Pref. p. vii We have combined the anecdotes that have amused us with the inherent drama of the events themselves,..with the techniques of ‘tick-tock’ journalism.

1998 H. Kurtz Spin Cycle i. 10 A tick-tock was a journalistic reconstruction of how a complicated event unfolded.

2010 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 2 May m21 Ellison's painstakingly researched book is nothing less than a whopping great tick-tock.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

tick-tockv.

/ˈtɪkˈtɒk/

Etymology: < tick-tock n.

intransitive. Of a clock, etc.: to make a rhythmic alternating ticking sound.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > tick

tick1721

tick-tick1755

tick-tack1842

tock1913

tick-tock1921

1921 H. Walpole Young Enchanted iii. iii. 274 The gaudy clock..now tick-tocked along in amiable approval of them both.

1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File ix. 55 The clock tick-tocked on, adding a second or so to its seventy years of tick.

Derivatives

tick-tocking n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > regular or alternating rhythm > ticking

tick-tackc1550

tick1680

ticking1748

tick-ticka1777

tick-tock1847

tick-ticking1897

tick-a-tack1898

tick-tockinga1947

a1947 F. Thompson Country Cal. (1979) 201 The loud tick-tocking of the clock in the hall.

1950 G. Barker Dead Seagull ii. 89 I heard the murmur in the distance and then the rumbled tick-tocking and then the appalling cacophony all around as the approaching train swept up and past us.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	tick-tock
释义	tick-tockn. /ˈtɪkˌtɒk/ Forms: Also tic-toc. Etymology: Echoic. An imitation of the ticking of a clock, esp. the slow ticking of a large clock; also of the sound of a double knock, or of resounding footsteps. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > regular or alternating rhythm > ticking tick-tackc1550 tick1680 ticking1748 tick-ticka1777 tick-tock1847 tick-ticking1897 tick-a-tack1898 tick-tockinga1947 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xxiii. 194 They were both so silent that the tick-tock of the..clock on the mantel-piece became quite rudely audible. 1878 R. Browning Poets Croisic cxxvii Bold tic-toc Announces there's a giant at the door. 1906 R. Whiteing Ring in New 197 The tic-toc of the high heels was insistent in the passages. Draft additions 1993 2. A clock or watch. colloquial (chiefly Children's colloquial). Cf. tick-tick n. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > clock > [noun] clock1370 knock1502 watch-clock1592 timist1711 goer1730 tick-ticka1777 dial plate1796 hall-clock1815 tick-tock1947 1947 Mod. Lang. Rev. 42 357 [Germanic nursery words] Clock. Eng. tick-tock. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren iii. 44 What's the time by your old tick-tock what doesn't go? 1985 Toronto Sun 10 Oct. 151/3 (caption) What does your ticktock say? 1986 Oban Times 22 May 3 (advt.) Antiques wanted..Tickless ticktocks. Draft additions March 2014 Journalists' slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). A piece of journalism which presents a detailed chronology of events. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > journal > matter of or for journals > [noun] > article > other types of article lost1762 human interest1779 sub-article1815 sub-leader1839 turn-over1842 feuilleton1845 special1861 spesh1887 causerie1903 personality profile1922 think-piece1935 situationer1937 turnover article1952 opinion piece1957 tick-tock1972 listicle2007 1972 W. Safire New Lang. Politics (rev. ed.) 671/2 A tick-tock (the metaphor, obviously, of a clock moving toward a fateful hour) is often written with boldface dates indicating significant meetings or preliminary events, and is more reportorial than a ‘think piece’ or ‘thumbsucker’. 1982 R. Sheppard & M. Valpy National Deal Pref. p. vii We have combined the anecdotes that have amused us with the inherent drama of the events themselves,..with the techniques of ‘tick-tock’ journalism. 1998 H. Kurtz Spin Cycle i. 10 A tick-tock was a journalistic reconstruction of how a complicated event unfolded. 2010 Sunday Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 2 May m21 Ellison's painstakingly researched book is nothing less than a whopping great tick-tock. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). tick-tockv. /ˈtɪkˈtɒk/ Etymology: < tick-tock n. intransitive. Of a clock, etc.: to make a rhythmic alternating ticking sound. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > tick tick1721 tick-tick1755 tick-tack1842 tock1913 tick-tock1921 1921 H. Walpole Young Enchanted iii. iii. 274 The gaudy clock..now tick-tocked along in amiable approval of them both. 1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File ix. 55 The clock tick-tocked on, adding a second or so to its seventy years of tick. Derivatives tick-tocking n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > regular or alternating rhythm > ticking tick-tackc1550 tick1680 ticking1748 tick-ticka1777 tick-tock1847 tick-ticking1897 tick-a-tack1898 tick-tockinga1947 a1947 F. Thompson Country Cal. (1979) 201 The loud tick-tocking of the clock in the hall. 1950 G. Barker Dead Seagull ii. 89 I heard the murmur in the distance and then the rumbled tick-tocking and then the appalling cacophony all around as the approaching train swept up and past us. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1847v.1921
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