ticking
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.
We expect the ticking movement of the human timepiece to be revealed.
Browse dictionary entries near ticking
- tickety-boo
- ticketed
- ticket-of-leave man
- ticket
- ticker tape
- ticker
- ticked
- tick trefoil
- tick-tack-toe
- tick fever
- tickle
- tickler
- tickler coil
- tickling
- ticklish
- tickseed
- ticktack
- ticktock
- ticky tacky
- Ticonderoga
