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ticking past

ticking past is the present participle and gerund of tick past.

Meaning of tick past

Verb

tick past (third-person singular simple present ticks past, present participle ticking past, simple past and past participle ticked past)

  1. (intransitive, transitive, time or time-keeping devices) To continue over time.
    • The years just continue to tick past.

Questions about ticking past

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

Words near ticking past in the dictionary

  1. ticking clocks
  2. ticking down
  3. ticking off
  4. ticking on
  5. ticking over
  6. ticking past
  7. ticking time bomb
  8. ticking time bombs
  9. ticking-off
  10. ticking-over
  11. tickings

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