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ticktacking

ticktacking is the present participle and gerund of ticktack.

Meaning of ticktack

Verb

ticktack (third-person singular simple present ticktacks, present participle ticktacking, simple past and past participle ticktacked)

  1. (intransitive) To make that kind of noise.
  2. (Canada, US, transitive) To play a prank that involves making noise outside a person's house by various means.

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Questions about ticktacking

What is ticktacking the present participle and gerund of?
Ticktacking is the present participle and gerund of ticktack.

Words near ticktacking in the dictionary

  1. tickseeds
  2. tickspider
  3. tickspiders
  4. ticktack
  5. ticktacked
  6. ticktacking
  7. ticktacks
  8. ticktacktoe
  9. ticktock
  10. ticktocked
  11. ticktocking

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