tick
tick n
Du.
- Click; noise of a timepiece; tiny quick sound that marks the passing of a second in time.
tick [-ed, -ing] v
Du.
- Mark the passage of a second; make a sound to indicate the passing of a moment in time; [fig.] beat; pulse; maintain the heart's pumping of blood.
- Move; mark time; [fig.] breathe; be mortal; have a heartbeat.