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ticking-over

ticking-over noun: the idling of an engine.

Noun

ticking-over (uncountable)

  1. the idling of an engine
  2. (broadly) doing a gentle amount of work

Questions about ticking-over

What does ticking-over mean?
Ticking-over means the idling of an engine.
What part of speech is ticking-over?
Ticking-over is a noun.

Words near ticking-over in the dictionary

  1. ticking over
  2. ticking past
  3. ticking time bomb
  4. ticking time bombs
  5. ticking-off
  6. ticking-over
  7. tickings
  8. tickings-off
  9. tickle
  10. tickle pink
  11. tickle someone's fancy

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