tock

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tock

/tɑk/ Canada, US

Sounds like talk (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒk

noun tocks

used in conjunction with tick A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock. When Cyrus left her there by herself she stood quite still and listened to the sounds, a variety of ticks and tocks, faint beats and flutters.

verb tocks · tocking · tocked

To produce such a sound. The clock chimed the hour and then audibly tocked as the pendulum swung behind the glass pane of the door.

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@misc{tock_2026,
  title = {tock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}