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ticking Definition

tick·ing (tik′iŋ)

noun

strong, heavy cloth, often striped, used for casings of mattresses, pillows, etc.

Etymology: see tick

ticking Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • clock: The neurones firing in response to the clock ticking have effectively become " bored " and the sound slips below conscious awareness.
ticking Quotes

The poets get a quizzical ahem. They reflect time, I am the very ticking.

—Fuller, Roy Broadbent

   We expect the ticking movement of the human timepiece to be revealed.

—Aslet, CliveWilliam