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Synonyms of tick

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Another word for tick is ticking. Other synonyms of tick are jiffy, sec, tic, bat of an eye and bit.

Synonyms and similar words for tick

nounA short period of time, particularly a second.

  • jiffyA very short, unspecified length of time.
  • secSecond, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
  • tic
  • bat of an eyeSynonym of blink of an eye.
  • bitSpecifically, a small amount of time.
  • blink of an eyeA moment (a very short period of time).
  • eyeblinkA moment (a very short period of time).
  • flashA very short amount of time.
  • half a moA brief time; a jiffy.
  • instantA very short period of time; a moment.
  • jiffA jiffy; a moment; a short time.
  • minuteA short but unspecified time period.
  • mo
  • moment
  • New York minuteAn instant; an extremely short time.
  • New York secondSynonym of New York minute (“short instant of time”).
  • no timeA very short period of time.
  • secondA short, indeterminate amount of time.
  • span
  • split-secondA fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment.
  • spurtA moment, a short period of time.
  • triceNow only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.
  • twinkA very short moment of time.
  • twinkleA brief moment; a twinkling.
  • twinklingA very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.
  • whileAn uncertain short moment.
  • crack British, datedA brief time; an instant; a jiffy.
  • glimpse rareA brief, unspecified amount of time; a moment.
  • jot obsoleteAn instant, a moment.
  • stound archaic, dialectalA brief span of time, moment, instant.

nounA mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness, or acknowledgement.

  • checkmarkTo mark with a ✓ symbol; to tick.

verbTo make a tick or checkmark.

  • tick offTo sign an item on a list with a tick mark, especially as a signal that the item has been verified or completed.
  • checkTo mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that...
  • check offTo mark items on a list (with a checkmark or by crossing them out) that have been chosen for keeping or removal or that...

nounCredit, trust.

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Meaning of tick

  1. noun A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
  2. noun A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
  3. noun A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.

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Questions about synonyms of tick

What is another word for tick?
Tick has 37 synonyms on Word.ws, such as ticking, jiffy, sec, tic, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye and eyeblink.
What does tick mean?
Tick means a tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

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