tick-tock

Meaning

Intj

1. The sound of the ticking of an analog clock.
2. (colloquial) A warning of some fateful impending event.

Verb

1. To make continual clicking sounds like those of an analog clock; to tick.
2. When marching, to swing arms and legs on the same side at the same time.

Noun

1. The sound of a ticking clock.
2. A step-by-step account of an event or timeline.

Synonyms

chipping

knocking

obstinate

tick

frozen solid

scared stiff

set rock hard

Translations

tic-tac

Klackklack

ticktack

obstiné

cliquetis

durci

peur bleue

tictac

Ticktack

tictaquear

Etymology

Onomatopoeia based on tick.