Ticking

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tick \Tick\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ticked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Ticking}.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken, LG.
     ticken.]
     1. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or
        otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.
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     2. To strike gently; to pat.
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              Stand not ticking and toying at the branches.
                                                    --Latimer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ticking
       n 1: a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the
            clock" [syn: {tick}]
       2: a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers