tick off

verb

ticked off; ticking off; ticks off

transitive verb

1
: to make angry or indignant
the cancellation really ticked me off
2
: reprimand, rebuke
his father ticked him off for his impudence

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
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Add my voice to the people ticked off that the charging port is the same as that for headphones in Androids also. Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025 But a red-hot Kentucky shooting effort — mixed with MU’s offensive struggles up and down the lineup — left a capacity crowd at Mizzou Arena frustrated as the final seconds ticked off from Saturday’s game. Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025 Enright was then fouled just before the final second ticked off the clock. Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025 Loading your audio article LOS ALTOS HILLS — As the final seconds ticked off the clock in No. 2 Pinewood’s Central Coast Section Open Division semifinal win over No. 3 Priory, the chants commenced. Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tick off

Word History

Etymology

tick entry 2

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of tick off was in 1915

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“Tick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tick%20off. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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