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ticks away

ticks away is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is ticks away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ticks away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tick away.

Words near ticks away in the dictionary

  1. ticks a lock
  2. ticks a lot of boxes
  3. ticks all the boxes
  4. ticks and ties
  5. ticks and toys
  6. ticks away
  7. ticks by
  8. ticks down
  9. ticks off
  10. ticks on
  11. ticks over

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