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ticking away

ticking away is the present participle and gerund 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 ticking away

What is ticking away the present participle and gerund of?
Ticking away is the present participle and gerund of tick away.

Words near ticking away in the dictionary

  1. ticking
  2. ticking a lock
  3. ticking all the boxes
  4. ticking and toying
  5. ticking and tying
  6. ticking away
  7. ticking bomb
  8. ticking bombs
  9. ticking by
  10. ticking clock
  11. ticking clocks

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