Tick or tick means a small bloodsucking insect--
The dog is scratching; I think he has a tick.
Tick is also the sound a clock, watch or similar device makes--
That clock is so loud that we can hear it tick from downstairs.
Tic or tic ( rhymes with tick ) means a kind of involuntary muscle spasm--
He has a facial tic that some people find strange, but he's nice when you get to know him.
He has a tic in his left eye when he gets tired.
Now that you know that, you can say--
"The tic in his eye matches the tick of the clock perfectly, as if the two of them were synchronized."
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