ticktack
/tik-tak/US // ˈtɪkˌtæk //UK // (ˈtɪkˌtæk) //
嘀嗒声,滴答滴答,勾兑,嘀嗒嘀嗒
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a repetitive sound, as of ticking, tapping, knocking, or clicking: the ticktack of high heels in the corridor.
- : a device for making a tapping sound, as against a window or door in playing a practical joke.
v.无主动词 verb
- 1
- : to make a repeated ticking or tapping sound: Sleet ticktacked against the window panes.
Examples
Meanwhile the spit turns with a harmonious and pleasing ticktack.
To small virtues would they fain lure and laud me; to the ticktack of small happiness would they fain persuade my foot.
Verily, to such measure and ticktack, it liketh neither to dance nor to stand still.
Ticktack (tick-tick) has also been repeated by a boy of two years for a watch.
And there it was that Pere Merlier's mill enlivened with its ticktack a corner of wild verdure.
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