Tick has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | They went upstairs into the little room, where all looked just as it used to do. The old clock was going "tick, tick," and the hands pointed to the time of day, but as they passed through the door into the room they perceived that they were both grown up, and become a man and woman. | |
| 2. | Tick-tock, tick-tock! They kept winding the clock on the mantle. | |
| 3. | "Mister"ing a tick? You're a funny kid. | |
| 4. | I like to take things apart to see what makes them tick. | |
| 5. | I just can't work out what makes Tom tick. | |
| 6. | I hear the buzz of a fan, the drip of the faucet, the hum of the fridge, the tick of the clock, the whoosh of cars passing by the house. | |
| 7. | It's an involuntary tick, please disregard it. | |
| 8. | It is so quiet one can hear the clock tick behind the wall. | |
| 9. | It is so quiet you can hear the clock tick behind the wall. | |
| 10. | What makes Tom tick? |