The girl felt nervous as the clock ticked.

Meaning: She was feeling anxious while time was passing by.

Choice of Words: Girl is a young female child. Felt means to experience a particular emotion or sensation. Nervous means feeling anxious or uneasy. Clock is a device for measuring and displaying time. Ticked means to make a light, repeated clicking sound.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The clock ticked loudly.
• The old clock ticked loudly in the empty room.
• The clock ticked loudly in the silent room.
• The old clock ticked loudly, counting the seconds.
• Clock ticked softly on wall.
• The old grandfather clock ticked loudly in the silence.
• The old clock faithfully ticked away the hours.
• The old clock ticked loudly in the quiet room.
• The old clock ticked steadily on the wall.
• The clock ticked loudly in the quiet room.