tick-tock vs ticker

tick-tock

noun
  • The sound of a ticking clock. 

  • A step-by-step account of an event or timeline. 

verb
  • To make continual clicking sounds like those of an analog clock; to tick. 

intj
  • A warning of some fateful impending event. 

  • The sound of a ticking analog clock. 

ticker

noun
  • A watch (timepiece). 

  • A heart, especially a human one. 

  • One who makes a tick mark. 

  • A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible. 

  • A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen. 

  • A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur. 

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