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ticked away

ticked away is the simple past and past participle of tick away.

Meaning of tick away

Verb

tick away (third-person singular simple present ticks away, present participle ticking away, simple past and past participle ticked away)

  1. To count down to zero (i.e. signaling the end (or start) of something).
    • Ticking away the moments that make up the dull day1973, Roger Waters, “Time”, in The Dark Side of the Moon, performed by Pink Floyd

Questions about ticked away

What is ticked away the simple past and past participle of?
Ticked away is the simple past and past participle of tick away.

Words near ticked away in the dictionary

  1. ticked
  2. ticked a lock
  3. ticked all the boxes
  4. ticked and tied
  5. ticked and toyed
  6. ticked away
  7. ticked by
  8. ticked down
  9. ticked off
  10. ticked on
  11. ticked over

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