ticking

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noun (1)

tick·ing ˈti-kiŋ

: a strong linen or cotton fabric used in upholstering and as a covering for a mattress or pillow

ticking

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noun (2)

: ticked marking on a bird or mammal or on individual hairs

ticking

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present participle of tick entry 2

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Legislation to expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans cleared a key procedural hurdle in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday afternoon and is now headed toward another vote Thursday, with the clock ticking and only days left in the current session of Congress. —

Kate Gibson, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024 Perhaps such is why each episode of A Very Royal Scandal, which recalls the events before, during, and after the interview took place, opens with the sound of ticking, a reputational bomb waiting to blow. —

Jack King, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024 There, on the white ticking, was a deep red stain—stretching across three or four feet. —

Ian Frisch, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025 The gradual ticking up of central bank gold holdings suggests that this may already be under way. —

Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ticking