ticktack vs signaling

ticktack and signaling both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ticktack	Yes	No	Yes	No
signaling	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, signaling is a hypernym of ticktack; that is, signaling is a word with a broader meaning than ticktack:

ticktack: system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks
signaling: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

Other hypernyms of ticktack include sign, signal, signalling.

ticktack (noun)	signaling (noun)
system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks	any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

ticktack (verb)	signaling (verb)
make a sound like a clock or a timer