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ticking bombs

ticking bombs is the plural of ticking bomb.

Meaning of ticking bomb

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

Questions about ticking bombs

What is ticking bombs the plural of?
Ticking bombs is the plural of ticking bomb.

Words near ticking bombs in the dictionary

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

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