noun
- plural of tick; the sounds made by a clock or watch
Usage: usually used in the phrase ‘tick-tock’
Examples
- The clock’s ticks and tocks echoed through the quiet room.
- She listened to the steady tocks of the grandfather clock.
- The metronome’s tocks helped her keep time while playing piano.
- All night long, the wall clock’s tocks kept him awake.
- The old watch made soft tocks as the second hand moved.
- Children love to imitate the tick-tocks of clocks.