Ticktock — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock

make a sound like a clock or a timer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪktɑːk/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪktɒk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪktɒk/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɪktɑːk/.

Examples

the clocks were ticking
the grandfather clock beat midnight

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tocktact ticktack beat tick tictac

Parts of Speech

noun	steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock
verb	make a sound like a clock or a timer “the clocks were ticking”

Word Forms

ticktock	verb	make a sound like a clock or a timer
tick	noun	any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
ticker	noun	a small portable timepiece
ticking	noun	a metallic tapping sound
ticktock	noun	steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock
beat	noun	the sound of stroke or blow

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ticktack

stetig wiederkehrendes tickendes Geräusch, wie es von einer Uhr erzeugt wird

🇫🇷French

tic tac

tic-tac régulier et récurrent, comme celui d'une horloge

🇪🇸Spanish

tictac

Sonido constante y recurrente como el que produce un reloj.

🇮🇹Italian

tic tac

suono di ticchettio costante e ricorrente, come quello prodotto da un orologio

🇳🇱Dutch

tiktok

gestaag terugkerend tikkend geluid zoals gemaakt door een klok

🇵🇹Portuguese

tique-taque

som de tique-taque recorrente e constante, como feito por um relógio

🇷🇺Russian

тик-так

устойчивое повторяющееся тиканье, похожее на звук часов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टिकटॉक

एक घड़ी द्वारा बनाई गई स्थिर आवर्ती टिक-टिक ध्वनि

🇧🇩Bengali

টিকটিক

একটি ঘড়ি দ্বারা তৈরি স্থির পুনরাবৃত্ত টিকিং শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

டிக்டாக்

ஒரு கடிகாரத்தால் செய்யப்படும் நிலையான தொடர்ச்சியான டிக்கிங் ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

టిక్‌టాక్

గడియారం చేసిన విధంగా స్థిరమైన పునరావృత టిక్కింగ్ ధ్వని

🇮🇳Marathi

टिकटॉक

घड्याळाने बनवलेला स्थिर आवर्ती टिकिंग आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટિકટોક

ઘડિયાળ દ્વારા બનાવેલ સ્થિર રિકરન્ટ ધબ્બા અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಿಕ್ಟಾಕ್

ಗಡಿಯಾರದಿಂದ ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಂತೆ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾದ ಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿತ ಟಿಕ್ಕಿಂಗ್ ಧ್ವನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടിക്ക് ടോക്ക്

ഒരു ക്ലോക്ക് ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്നതുപോലെ സ്ഥിരമായ ആവർത്തിച്ചുള്ള ടിക്കിംഗ് ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਿੱਕਟੌਕ

ਇੱਕ ਘੜੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਈ ਗਈ ਸਥਿਰ ਆਵਰਤੀ ਟਿੱਕਿੰਗ ਧੁਨੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹک ٹاک

مستقل بار بار ٹک ٹک کرنے کی آواز جیسا کہ گھڑی کے ذریعہ بنایا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滴答声

时钟发出的稳定重复的滴答声

🇯🇵Japanese

カチカチ

時計が発するような安定した繰り返しのカチカチ音

🇰🇷Korean

틱톡

시계에서 나는 것처럼 꾸준하게 반복되는 똑딱거리는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng tích tắc

âm thanh tích tắc đều đặn lặp đi lặp lại như được tạo ra bởi một chiếc đồng hồ

🇹🇭Thai

ติ๊กต๊อก

เสียงติ๊กๆ ดังๆ ดังมาจากนาฬิกา

🇮🇩Indonesian

tiktok

suara detak berulang yang stabil seperti yang dibuat oleh jam

🇵🇭Filipino

tiktik

matatag na paulit-ulit na tunog ng gris na ginawa ng isang orasan

🇲🇾Malay

tiktok

bunyi berdetik berulang yang mantap seperti yang dibuat oleh jam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تيك توك

صوت تكتكة متكرر وثابت كما تصدره الساعة

🇮🇷Persian

تیک تاک

صدای تیک تیک مکرر ثابت که توسط یک ساعت ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

tik tak

Bir saatin çıkardığı gibi sürekli tekrarlayan tik-tak sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

טיקטוק

צליל תקתוק חוזר ויציב כפי שמשמיע שעון

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