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ticking

[ UK /tˈɪkɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈtɪkɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a metallic tapping sound
    he counted the ticks of the clock
  2. a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers

How To Use ticking In A Sentence

  • He did his final piece of serious work on Tuesday morning, which was grand, and we have just kept him ticking over with a couple of canters.
  • So what better way of proving her wrong than sticking her personal Myspace pics all over his site, libellously accusing her of being a porn star, and calling her an ugly old slack-fannied man in drag although, even in the worst pics he could dig up, I'm quite sure she's a damn sight foxier than he ever will be. Archive 2009-08-01
  • So what better way of proving her wrong than sticking her personal Myspace pics all over his site, libellously accusing her of being a porn star, and calling her an ugly old slack-fannied man in drag although, even in the worst pics he could dig up, I'm quite sure she's a damn sight foxier than he ever will be. The Haters of Roissy 3 : Bad Obsession
  • KEEPS the England midfield ticking over like an expensive timepiece. The Sun
  • I also have a goldenrod-colored scarf (you know, one of those pashmina-y things) that goes nicely with this, and about two weeks ago I was in "the city" (which seems to be what you call San Francisco, if you live near it) wearing this dress, that scarf, and an old denim Levi's jacket I swiped from my Dad in roughly 1987 (with bright pink leather gloves sticking out of the breast pocket) and a tourist actually STOPPED ME ON THE STREET and asked to take my picture. The Return (With Butterflies) - A Dress A Day
  • The knife landed with its point sticking into the floor.
  • Yet because many of the environmental consequences are hidden from view and from our national income accounts, we sit atop ticking ecological time bombs.
  • Instead of emitting light, like a laser, the maser emits microwave energy at a specific frequency, which produces a very specific ticking.
  • She was shocked and horrified but she is sticking by me and says she will help me as best she can. The Sun
  • The long chain of people moved irritably slow, minutes ticking by with seemingly no progress being made.
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