tick off
verb
ticked off; ticking off; ticks off
1
: to make angry or indignant
the cancellation really ticked me off
Examples of tick off in a Sentence
she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised
it really ticks me off when someone says something like that
Recent Examples on the Web
For the most part, scenes contain moments in their entirety, rather than building to them or contextualizing them, as though the film were ticking off a biopic checklist.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
Burkittsville was, and presumably remained, ticked off.
—Matt Cohen, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
According to Rocket Lab, the Archimedes performed well and ticked off several key test objectives, including reaching 102 percent power.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
The Justice Department is officially ticked off at TikTok.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 3 Aug. 2024
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 12 Aug. 2024
Burkittsville was, and presumably remained, ticked off.
—Matt Cohen, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
According to Rocket Lab, the Archimedes performed well and ticked off several key test objectives, including reaching 102 percent power.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
The Justice Department is officially ticked off at TikTok.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 3 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tick off
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“Tick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tick%20off. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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