ticktack
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
ticktack¹
noun
-
A kind of backgammon played with both men and pegs.
And that those pretended Tumults were chastiz'd by thir own Army for new Tumults, is not prov'd by a Game at Tictack with words
Similar: tricktrack, trictrac
ticktack²
interjection
- Dated form of tick tock A wild young fellow coming home late one night, heard, while he was putting the key into the lock, something on the ground that continually went ticktack, ticktack, ticktack. Stooping down he found it was a silver watch[…]
noun ticktacks
- A repeated ticking noise like that made by a clock or a watch.
verb ticktacks · ticktacking · ticktacked
- To make that kind of noise.
- To play a prank that involves making noise outside a person's house by various means.
Talk about this word "ticktack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ticktack. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ticktack. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ticktack "ticktack." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ticktack.
Cite this
MLA
APA
Chicago
BibTeX
@misc{ticktack_2026,
title = {ticktack},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ticktack},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
