tick-tock
noun /ˌtɪk ˈtɒk/
/ˌtɪk ˈtɑːk/
[usually singular]- used to describe the sound of a large clock tickingMore Like This Onomatopoeic wordsOnomatopoeic words
- beep
- bleep
- boohoo
- brrr
- buzz
- click
- clip-clop
- ding-dong
- hiss
- mwah
- peep
- ping
- plop
- pop
- rat-tat
- splat
- splosh
- squeak
- squeal
- squelch
- swish
- tee-hee
- thud
- thwack
- tick-tock
- toot
- vroom
- wham
- whoosh
- zoom
Word Originmid 19th cent.: imitative; compare with the verb tick.