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ticking bomb

ticking bomb noun: synonym of time bomb (“a situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time”).

Noun

ticking bomb (plural ticking bombs)

  1. Synonym of time bomb (“a situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time”).
    Synonyms:
    time bomb

Synonyms of ticking bomb

Forms of ticking bomb

pluralticking bombs

Questions about ticking bomb

What does ticking bomb mean?
Ticking bomb means synonym of time bomb (“a situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time”).
What part of speech is ticking bomb?
Ticking bomb is a noun.
What is the plural of ticking bomb?
The plural of ticking bomb is ticking bombs.

Words near ticking bomb in the dictionary

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

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