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Meaning of 'ticking' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ticking [ n.]
- A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called also ticken.
2 . Ticking [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
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Meaning of 'ticking' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ticking [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a metallic tapping sound
Example in sentence:
  • he counted the ticks of the clock

Nearby Words:

tic tical tice ticement tichorrhine tick ticked ticken ticker ticket

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