She switches it on as the clock ticking sound of the music starts. It is the part that makes the "ticking" sound in a working pendulum clock. There's no time-clock ticking away as you try desperately to save the world. All this time the timer is ticking away. The crocodile also swallowed a ticking clock, so Hook is afraid of all ticking sounds. Despite killing the crocodile, he remains terrified of a clock's ticking. The sound of a clock ticking away emphasizes this message further. The chicks utter loud chattering or ticking noises. The clock is now ticking and I owe a debt I cannot repay. Besides the threat of monsters, a timer is constantly ticking down. The design also makes use of a ticking clock. It takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Once the gong sounds the game time begins ticking down. Hole's is a wristwatch which grows to annoy him due to its incessant ticking. Walt goes to bed with time on the watch ticking away.