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An allusion to the workings of a clock making it operate with a ticking noise.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
make tick
Today it means: To cause someone or something to operate the way it does. Full definition →
Today it means: To cause someone or something to operate the way it does. Full definition →
An allusion to the workings of a clock making it operate with a ticking noise.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.