ticking
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
tick (“sheet, cover”) + -ing (“material, collection”).
Noun
ticking (plural tickings)
Translations
a strong cotton or linen fabric
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Etymology 2
Noun
ticking (plural tickings)
- A sound of something ticking.
- Laman Blanchard, The Frolics of Time
- Were they indeed the tickings of a hundred clocks — the fine low inward breathings of Time's children!
- Laman Blanchard, The Frolics of Time
- An illusional style of dance where one moves his or her body to the "tic" of the music creating a strobe or animated effect.
Verb
ticking
Derived terms
Etymology 3
tick (“tick mark”) + -ing (“having the property”).
Noun
ticking (plural tickings)
- A marking that occurs on some horses. It involves white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail, called a skunk tail or rabicano. Sometimes referred to as birdcatcher ticks.