Heartbeats
Ticks and heartbeats are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ticks" instead a noun "Heartbeats".
Ticks
Both words in one sentence
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As the timer ticks, heartbeats can be heard* (and felt, if you have the controller's vibration setting turned on).
Source: Characters / Virtual-ON
Cite this Source
Ticks and Heartbeats. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartbeats/ticks
Heartbeats & Ticks. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartbeats/ticks>.
Ticks or Heartbeats. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/heartbeats/ticks.
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