tock
Pronunciations
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/tɑk/
Pronunciation notes
- Canada
- General-American
Noun
A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.
Usage- used in conjunction with tick
- Examples
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When Cyrus left her there by herself she stood quite still and listened to the sounds, a variety of ticks and tocks, faint beats and flutters.
Verb
To produce such a sound.
- Examples
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The clock chimed the hour and then audibly tocked as the pendulum swung behind the glass pane of the door.
More examples (1)
The old clock tocked with a wooden "cluck," and like as not a squirrel would be hopping across the oilcloth table or scrambling along the loose bark of the log wall in search of a stray gingersnap.
Word forms
tockstockstockingtockedtocked