ticking

[Tick·ing]

A metallic tapping sound

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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.

Noun
a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers

Noun
a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock"

p. pr. & vb. n.
of Tick

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.

Ticking

Tick"ing , n. [From Tick a bed cover. Cf. Ticken.] 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.

Tickle

Tic"kle , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tickled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Tickling .] [Perhaps freq. of tick to beat; pat; but cf. also AS. citelian to tickle, D. kittelen, G. kitzlen, OHG. chizzil'd3n, chuzzil'd3n, Icel. kitla. Cf. Kittle, v. t.] 1. To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted.

If you tickle us, do we not laugh?

2. To please; to gratify; to make joyous.

Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

Such a nature Tickled with good success, disdains the shadow Which he treads on at noon.

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.

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Usage Examples

You cannot mistake Bush's clarity of purpose. He believes in a story about freedom and opportunity that makes his followers feel like they aren't just ticking their days down but are part of something larger than themselves.

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Other Usage Examples

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody's guess.

After I read all the medical journals and watched all the documentaries, I still didn't understand the physical sensation of ticking and where it comes from and what it feels like.