They listened to the almost too loud ticking of the old grandfather clock.

There was not a sound in the kitchen but the loud ticking of the clock.

A loud ticking clock is necessary for the game.

Only the loud ticking of a cuckoo-clock at the head of the stairs aggravated the stillness.

For one moment there was no sound but the loud ticking of the big office clock.

The room sounded only of heavy breathing and the loud ticking of Miss Smith's eccentric clock.

She could hear the loud ticking of the tall old clock on the staircase-tick-tack ,tick-tack ,tick-tack

The clock resumed its loud ticking.

The pulley emitted a loud ticking noise but carried her down the cable at a pace only mildly dangerous.

A slow loud ticking came from everywhere at once, and every distinct sound had something of eternity in it.

Nor was it the loud ticking clock on the mantel-piece with its hand pointing silently to the hour of eleven.

Lablache called out a guttural "Come in," at the same time glancing at the loud ticking "alarm" on the desk.

The cooling engine made a loud ticking sound in the hush, and miles overhead an invisible jet drew its contrail across the sky.

She stopped, and as the footsteps approached the top of the stairs, a loud ticking noise came with them, like a huge pocket watch.

Since I was a child there had been in my bed-room a clock, the loud ticking of which habit of many years prevented my hearing.

They sat there waiting, staring at each other, and the only sound in the room was the loud ticking of the clock on the wall.