Added 9 October 2026 ticktock noun Categories: ActionsObscure Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about ticktock at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock. verb Make a sound like a clock or a timer. the clocks were ticking Related Words: beatticktackticktictactocktacttickmarkstopclocktick-tacktimeclocktickboxwallclocktime-keeper Back to today's word