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   tick-tock

   /tɪkˈtɒk/

   noun

   • 1. the sound of a large clock ticking: "we could hear every tick-tock of the clock"
   • ▪ a piece of journalism that presents a chronological account of an event or series of events: "an excellent tick-tock of the unfolding financial crisis"

   verb

   • 1. make a ticking sound: "the clock on the wall was tick-tocking"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: imitative; compare with tick1.

   Scrabble Points: 20

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