[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tick \tick\, v. i. imp.  p. p. ticked; p. pr.  vb. n.
   ticking. probably of imitative origin; cf. d. tikken, lg.
   ticken.
   1. to make a small or repeating noise by beating or
      otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.
      1913 webster

   2. to strike gently; to pat.
      1913 webster

            stand not ticking and toying at the branches.
                                                  --latimer.
      1913 webster
see also:
ticked ticking 

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