ticktack
nounA steady ticking sound, as of a clock.
nounA prankster’s device for tapping on a door or window from a distance.
nounA pulsating sound like that made by a clock or watch; a ticking.
nounSpecifically, the sound of the beating of the heart.
nounA device employed in playing certain practical jokes, consisting of a small weight so fastened that one at a distance can, by pulling a string, cause the weight to tap against the house or window.
nounA complicated kind of backgammon, played both with men and with pegs. Compare
With a sound resembling the beating of a watch.
nounA noise like that made by a clock or a watch.
nounA kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs; tricktrack.
adverbWith a ticking noise, like that of a watch.