Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to tick-tock
Participle: tick-tocked
Gerund: tick-tocking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | tick-tock |
| you | tick-tock |
| he;she;it | tick-tocks |
| we | tick-tock |
| you | tick-tock |
| they | tick-tock |
Perfect
| I | have tick-tocked |
| you | have tick-tocked |
| he;she;it | has tick-tocked |
| we | have tick-tocked |
| you | have tick-tocked |
| they | have tick-tocked |
Past
| I | tick-tocked |
| you | tick-tocked |
| he;she;it | tick-tocked |
| we | tick-tocked |
| you | tick-tocked |
| they | tick-tocked |
Pluperfect
| I | had tick-tocked |
| you | had tick-tocked |
| he;she;it | had tick-tocked |
| we | had tick-tocked |
| you | had tick-tocked |
| they | had tick-tocked |
Future
| I | will tick-tock |
| you | will tick-tock |
| he;she;it | will tick-tock |
| we | will tick-tock |
| you | will tick-tock |
| they | will tick-tock |
Future Perfect
| I | will have tick-tocked |
| you | will have tick-tocked |
| he;she;it | will have tick-tocked |
| we | will have tick-tocked |
| you | will have tick-tocked |
| they | will have tick-tocked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | tick-tock |
| you | tick-tock |
| he;she;it | tick-tock |
| we | tick-tock |
| you | tick-tock |
| they | tick-tock |
Perfect
| I | have tick-tocked |
| you | have tick-tocked |
| he;she;it | have tick-tocked |
| we | have tick-tocked |
| you | have tick-tocked |
| they | have tick-tocked |
Imperfect
| I | tick-tocked |
| you | tick-tocked |
| he;she;it | tick-tocked |
| we | tick-tocked |
| you | tick-tocked |
| they | tick-tocked |
Pluperfect
| I | had tick-tocked |
| you | had tick-tocked |
| he;she;it | had tick-tocked |
| we | had tick-tocked |
| you | had tick-tocked |
| they | had tick-tocked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would tick-tock |
| you | would tick-tock |
| he;she;it | would tick-tock |
| we | would tick-tock |
| you | would tick-tock |
| they | would tick-tock |
Perfect
| I | would have tick-tocked |
| you | would have tick-tocked |
| he;she;it | would have tick-tocked |
| we | would have tick-tocked |
| you | would have tick-tocked |
| they | would have tick-tocked |
Imperative
| you | tick-tock |
| we | Let's tick-tock |
| you | tick-tock |
Verbs conjugated like 'tick-tock'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'tick-tock'
back-track,
cockblock,
ice-jack,
lock-pick,
pick-pocket,
picknick,
rick-roll,
think-tank,
ticket,
tintack,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Imitative. See tick.
Sample Sentences
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And so as the clock tick-tocked along at MetLife Stadium on Friday night, the possibility grew into the probability that this frustrating, scoreless quarterfinal between Colombia and Peru would end up in one of those unfortunate, nearly random shootout results. [2016 June 17, Filip Bondy, “Colombia Slumps to Victory Over Peru in Copa América Quarterfinal”, in The New York Times:]
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Ex-military didn't pass up the chance to harshly criticise the mediocre stepping, noting their "tick-tocking" technique which is a term used in the army, describing moving arm and leg on the same side in the same direction while marching. [2019 February 20, Hollie Geraghty, “PC PLOD: Met cops mocked for 'worst march ever' in hilarious 'Monty Python meets Dad's Army' video”, in The Sun (United Kingdom):]