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to tock

to tock

6 6.0
To make a short sharp sound like a clock
  • verb
  • /tɑk/
: hacer tic-tac
  • Tick, tock, tick, tock, Mother.
  • tick-tock

Examples

  • I sat in the quiet room listening to the clock tock away the minutes.

  • Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.

    Safe House (2012)

  • I heard him enter the house, and the clock on the wall continued to tock.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • CAROLINE: Tick, tick, tock, high noon approaches.

    The Cheat (1915)

  • Tick, tock.

    The King's Speech (2010)

  • Tick, tock.

    The King's Speech (2010)

  • Tock tock tock, boom!

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Hey... you'll be sitting here and you'll be listening to the tick, tick, tick, tock, tock, tock... of all these clocks.

    Abigail (2019)

  • Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock.

    Safe House (2012)

  • Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock!

    Cast Away (2000)

Synonyms

to tick
vsto tock
187 1.0

To make short, regular tapping sounds like a clock

is a single short sharp sound rather than a regular series
to click
vsto tock
112 1.0

Make a short sharp sound like a small tap

is similar but sounds more like a singular timekeeping strike
ping
vsto tock
28 6.4

A short, sharp high sound like metal being struck

is a briefer, simpler sharp noise not as resonant
to clink
vsto tock
18 5.1

To make a short, sharp sound by hitting glass or metal together

is less clearly metallic and more like a plain sharp strike
to tinkle
vsto tock
14 3.9

To make a light clear ringing sound like a small bell

is a firmer, sharper strike rather than a light chime
to ding
vsto tock
13 6.1

To make a short high sound like a small bell, for example on a phone

is a crisper percussive sound rather than a ringing tone
to clack
vsto tock
11 7.2

To make short, sharp clicking sounds

is shorter and simpler, matching a single sharp strike
to tink
vsto tock
9 9.5

To make a short high ringing sound like a small bell

is a crisper, less bell-like single sharp sound
to ching
vsto tock
6 8.8

To make a short sharp ringing sound like metal hitting metal

is a brief sharp sound not focused on metal ringing
to plink
vsto tock
1 7.3

To make a short high sound by hitting small hard things

is shorter and less musical, more like a single tap
to chink
vsto tock
1 7.7

To make a short high ringing sound like small metal pieces hitting

is lower in pitch and more like a single clock strike
to tuk
vsto tock
1 9.9

To give a short, light knock on something

is a quick percussive strike more like a clock hit
to ticktack
vsto tock
1 9.5

To make a repeated ticking sound like a clock

is one brief sharp sound, not a continuing repeated series

Compounds

tick-tock
32 3.3

The regular sound a clock makes as time passes

tick-tock
  • Jargon
1 7.7

A plan to alternate big design changes with ways to make products better

How Sharp

clang
21 3.9
to click
112 1.0
to tock
6 6.0
to tick
187 1.0
tap
57 1.0
rustle
10 4.4

Surface Forms

tock infinitive
tocked past
tocked past participle
tocking present participle
tocks third person singular

Etymology

Tock as a verb comes from the same short sound 'tock' of a clock and is often used with tick in 'tick-tock'. So to tock is 'to make a short, sharp sound', like the regular beat a clock makes.