Ticking-over Definition

noun

The idling of an engine.

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(by extension) Doing a gentle amount of work.

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Ticking-over Sentence Examples

  • One boundary through gully keeps the scoreboard ticking over.

  • My suggestions apply both to small scale seed germination & to keeping adult plants ticking over in UK winter.

  • My job is just to keep the station ticking over happily.

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Words Starting With

TTITIC

Words Ending With

RERVER

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Words Starting With T and Ending With R

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