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tickin'

tickin' is the pronunciation spelling of ticking.

Meaning of ticking

Noun

ticking (countable and uncountable, plural tickings)

  1. A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.
    • Harvey saw with disgust that there were no sheets on his bed-place. He was lying on a piece of dingy ticking full of lumps and nubbles.1897, Rudyard Kipling, “chapter 1”, in Captains Courageous

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Questions about tickin'

What is tickin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Tickin' is the pronunciation spelling of ticking.

Words near tickin' in the dictionary

  1. tickicide
  2. tickicides
  3. tickier
  4. tickies
  5. tickiest
  6. tickin'
  7. ticking
  8. ticking a lock
  9. ticking all the boxes
  10. ticking and toying
  11. ticking and tying

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