How to use ticking in a sentence

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• While the boss was on holiday, the deputy made sure things were ticking over in the firm.From the entry tick over
• The bad election results kept coming in, ticking past me one by one on the bottom of the television screen.From the entry tick past
• My shockproof watch stood up to everything it reasonably could be expected to and kept ticking; but dropping it down an elevator shaft is asking too much.From the entry shockproof
• The clock is ticking away the minutes in our allotted meeting time.2024 February 19, Paul Clifton, “I am absolutely committed to reforming the railway”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 41. From the entry allotted
• He lets us admire the interface and still see the code ticking away underneath it.2021 September 16, A. A. Dowd, “Dan Stevens as a dashing robot lover? That computes”, in AV Club. From the entry smolder
• Maybe this furbaby would slow down the ticking of her biological clock, too.2015, Kallypso Masters, Nobody's Dream, →ISBN. From the entry furbaby
• Insurance allows your business to take a licking and keep on ticking.2006, Anthony Mancuso, LLC Or Corporation?: How to Choose the Right Form for Your Business, page 47. From the entry take a licking and keep on ticking
• If you have a ticking clock, switch to an electric, nonticking one.2002, Nancy Butcher, 101 Ways to Fall Asleep, page 29. From the entry nonticking
• But as the whole book shows, the megalopolitan time bomb is ticking uncomfortably fast.1975, Peter Wilsher, Rosemary Righter, The Exploding Cities, Quadrangle, New York Times Book Co., →ISBN, page 13. From the entry defusion
• "I fear thee not, thou ticking tyrant." "You slay me," grinned Cedric.1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 29. From the entry slay
• Johnson shook his head, a derisive grin ticking the corners of his mouth.1970, Wally Ferris, Across 110th, page 69. From the entry derisive
• Wickham had also the disposition and general outlook on life of a ticking bomb.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter I and X. From the entry soup
• The clock is also ticking for Krispy Kreme executives.2025 August 25, Julie Creswell, “Krispy Kreme Bets on Big-Box Stores to Stay Fresh”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York…. From the entry tall order
• Does it matter the meter’s ticking faster?2016, Shepard, Neil, “"Last Resorts"”, in Sewanee Review, volume 124, number 1, pages 17-18. From the entry finifugal
• It's ticking almost every Academy Award box going.2013 August 23, Catherine Shoard, “Oscar predictions 2014: Foxcatcher”, in The Guardian. From the entry baity
• The music on “LP” is almost entirely unnatural, booping and puffing, buzzing and ticking in tones no acoustic instrument would make.2009 July 20, The New York Times, “New CDs”, in New York Times. From the entry boop
• I take a licking and keep on ticking.2008, George R. R. Martin et al., Inside Straight, page 124. From the entry take a licking and keep on ticking
• Panichgul’s were subtle, made of patchwork ticking stripes, but Ms.2007 September 11, Eric Wilson, “Numerous Directions, a Few Clear Thoughts”, in New York Times. From the entry kente
• Khan's sale of nuclear secrets and a complicit Pakistani government have made the world a ticking time bomb.2005 March 7, Larry Dennsion, “Letters”, in Time. From the entry complicit
• Another bomb exploded in the city of Yungho, injuring two children and two restaurant employees who were investigating a ticking sound.1997, Edward F. Mickolus, Susan L. Simmons, “1992-1995 Incidents”, in Terrorism, 1992-1995: A Chronology of Events and a Selectively…. From the entry Yungho
• If I was informed correctly, the clock is ticking.1994 May 21, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction, spoken by Winston Wolfe (Harvey Keitel), Los Angeles, Calif.: Miramax Films…. From the entry get down to brass tacks
• The clock is ticking for Mikhail Gorbachev too.1986 April 23, James Reston, “Washington The Ticking Clock”, in New York Times, retrieved 22 Dec 2015. From the entry clock is ticking
• "I fear thee not, thou ticking tyrant."1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 29. From the entry contemptuously
• A pal of his, just before he stopped ticking over some years previously, had left him in charge of his daughter.1946, P. G. Wodehouse, Joy in the Morning, Overlook Press, published 2002, →ISBN, page 12. From the entry Zenobia
• I have the feeling that even while the clock is ticking we are moving on to terrible things.1922, E. Phillips Oppenheim, chapter 2, in The Great Prince Shan. From the entry clock is ticking
• Time was ticking away so Laurie sprinted through the manicured gardens outside the stadium, but his momentum was stopped dead by Very, Very Important People.2022 November 22, Nick Miller, Laurie Whitwell, “World Cup Road Trip, Day 18: Despite warmth of everyone, Qatar leaves us feeling cold”…. From the entry VVIP
• With time ticking away, Nenad Milijas fell in the box under Huth's challenge, but Sorenson saved the midfielder's spot kick to send the Potters through.2011 January 30, “Wolverhampton 0 - 1 Stoke”, in BBC. From the entry tick away
• "If he continues ticking all the boxes and progressing and improving as he is, I don't think it will be long before he's on top."2011 February 9, “Paul McCloskey bringing army of fans to Amir Khan duel”, in Belfast Telegraph, retrieved 13 Jun 2013. From the entry tick all the boxes
• And now thousands of funny people with brightly coloured outdoor clothing and maps in plastic mapholders follow in their footsteps, ticking them off.2009 September 21, Sam Wollaston, “Merlin and Trinity”, in Guardian. From the entry mapholders
• “Everything had been ticking along like a fine clock, even with Bornhald impeding, until this new one appeared with his Gray Men.1992, Robert Jordan, “Chapter 31: Assurances”, in The Shadow Rising (The Wheel of Time; 4), London: Orbit Books, published 2021, →ISBN…. From the entry impede
• I was expecting the tearful ticking off, the girlish recriminations and all the rest of the bag of tricks along those lines.1922, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 14, in Right Ho, Jeeves. From the entry bag of tricks
• He’s every gay man’s favourite AFL player (he’s also the only AFL player gay men know),” Act added in her caption while also ticking Smith’s “Iconique Mullet.2024 October 28, Christine Estera, “Courtney Act kicks off Halloween dressed as AFL star Bailey Smith”, in Geelong Advertiser. From the entry iconique
• Lara was running in and out of shops, her brain buzzing, ticking off items as she hurricaned through open doors to the sound of jingle bells and fifties crooners.2020, Janet Hoggarth, The Single Mums' Secrets. From the entry hurricane
• It seemed to me I could do something in that vein with my characters: the ticking clock, dire jeopardy, quick changes of fortune, small acts having huge consequences.2006, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Killer Smile, Introduction, p.4. From the entry jeopardy
• Other patterns include varied adaptations of paisleys, Tree of Life motifs, tiles, scenics, patchworks, ticking, soft-edge geometries, sports themes, crewel shapes, houndsteeth, and a plethora of florals.1974, Interior Design, volume 45, New York, N.Y.: Interior Design Division of Whitney Communication Corp., →OCLC, page 251, column 1. From the entry houndstooth

Meaning of ticking

1. noun A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.
2. noun A sound of something that ticks. (For example, the second hand on a clock face.).
3. noun An illusional style of dance where one moves his or her body to the "tic" of the music creating a strobe or animated effect.

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Questions about ticking in a sentence

How do you use ticking in a sentence?

Ticking is used as a noun. For example: “While the boss was on holiday, the deputy made sure things were ticking over in the firm.”

What is a short sentence with ticking?

“"I fear thee not, thou ticking tyrant."”

What does ticking mean?

Ticking means a strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.