Beat and Ticking

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Beat noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

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Ticking is a synonym for beat. In some cases you can use "Ticking" instead a noun "Beat".

Nearby Words: beaten, beating, beater, beatable

Ticking noun - A metallic tapping sound.

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Beat is a synonym for ticking in click topic. You can use "Beat" instead the word "Ticking" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: tick, ticked, tickling, ticker

The classic Leroy Anderson composition "The Syncopated Clock" features a wood block imitating a ticking clock that eventually stops ticking on the beat and becomes, well, syncopated.

Source: Tick Tock Tune
However, the timer is still ticking during this; if you beat the boss with over 9 minutes elapsed, it'll hit 9:59 and you'll die from Time Out during the middle of the cutscene.

Source: Kaizo Trap
If you are said madman and the clock is ticking on people's lives, he will start at bodily harm and beat you within an inch of your life if that's what it takes.

Source: Exalted Torturer

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