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Meanings of soft ticking in English

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Usage of soft ticking in English
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All he could hear was the soft ticking of the clock.
The god project
2
From two feet below he could hear the soft ticking of Joe's breathing.
Blood harvest
3
Its quick, soft ticking sent an ache of weariness through him.
The Seventh Man
4
The rain fell steadily now, drumming the windows with a soft ticking sound.
Deadly Décisions
5
The instrument made a soft ticking noise that seemed to fill the air.
The story of cirrus flux
6
Because we were still and quiet, I heard the soft ticking.
Enclave
7
Nothing but a soft ticking coming from the parlor.
Bones of the Lost
8
Branches tapped and scraped, and dead leaves tumbled across the ground with soft ticking sounds.
Fatal Voyage
9
Seconds passed by, marked only by the soft ticking of an antique clock on Hamlin's desk.
The god project
10
A hot-water heater making a soft ticking sound.
John Dies at the End
11
When she ceased speaking, all was silence in the apartment except the soft ticking of the clock.
Sister Carmen
12
The room was eerily quiet, the other beds unoccupied, the only sound the soft ticking of a clock.
Shadow and Bone
13
A gust of hard wind pressed in at the window with the soft ticking of grit against the glass.
Cibola Burn
14
The engine killed with a grunt, and the steady hum turned to a soft ticking in the night silence.
Armageddon's Children
15
She could hear the soft ticking of the clean water coming through the outtake filter, a different timbre than the constant rain.
Cibola Burn
16
Wind tossed the branches of the tree outside, now and then mashed a leaf into the screening with a soft ticking sound.
Bones to Ashes
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