Verb (used without object) : The hours ticked by. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : The clock ticked the minutes. From Dictionary.com.
They insist they're dealing with what they call ticking bombs, trying to prevent terror strikes that are already in the works. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 22, 2003] Reference
The fly-half's ability to keep the scoreboard ticking is improving; his goalkicking is as reliable as anyone's. From Wordnik.com. [Toby Booth revels in London Irish's Heineken Cup win over Munster] Reference
Wednesday) and is among the leaders in ticking off opponents. From Wordnik.com. [Chelios is spunkier with age] Reference
Lenders who commit to the deal will receive the so-called ticking fee for. From Wordnik.com. [Syniverse Said to Offer Ticking Fee to Carlyle LBO Loan Lenders - Bloomberg] Reference
The outer layer (cover) of a mattress consists of ticking, which is usually a polyester or cotton-polyester blend. From Wordnik.com. [Between The Sheets] Reference
And others are there who are like eight-day clocks when wound up; they tick, and want people to call ticking-virtue. From Wordnik.com. [Thus Spake Zarathustra] Reference
BLITZER: So the targeted killings, or the assassinations, if you will, of so-called ticking bombs, that will continue?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 29, 2003] Reference
And others are there who are like eight-day clocks when wound up; they tick, and want people to call ticking -- virtue. From Wordnik.com. [Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none] Reference
And others are there who are like eight – day clocks when wound up; they tick, and want people to call ticking — virtue. From Wordnik.com. [Thus spake Zarathustra; A book for all and none] Reference
"Then you'd have to mummify me and stick me up in the hall beside the grandfather clock, and you'd think the ticking was my heart.". From Wordnik.com. [Moor Fires] Reference
Following her progress in ticking off the items on her dream list, I was suddenly horrified to realize that I don’t even have a list!. From Wordnik.com. [Bookmarked-The Sunday List of Dreams] Reference
I felt like we needed some kind of ticking clock so it wasn't just a boy and his monkey. From Wordnik.com. [Exclusive: D.J. Caruso Reveals Y: The Last Man Story Details « FirstShowing.net] Reference
I felt like we needed some kind of ticking clock so that it wasn't just the boy and his monkey. From Wordnik.com. [Fantastic Fest Interview: Eagle Eye Director D.J. Caruso « FirstShowing.net] Reference
Old clock in the corner "ticking" life, and youth, and hope away. From Wordnik.com. [Quotations from the PG Collected Works of Gilbert Parker] Reference
The clock's "ticking" varies depending on the flies 'social group. From Wordnik.com. [University of Toronto -- News@UofT] Reference
As with many songs about the passage of time, it has a "ticking" sort of rhythm to it. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
They keep time based on the "ticking" of a single aluminium ion as it vibrates between two energy states. From Wordnik.com. [AM - Time passes more quickly the higher you are 24/09/2010] Reference
And the SF crew carried radiation detectors that were "ticking" frequently enough to indicate the area is still filled with radiation. From Wordnik.com. [Slashdot] Reference
For the last few weeks, when it was under load, there was an audible 'ticking' sound (think lawnmower, but quieter) coming from the fan. From Wordnik.com. [Lifestream for Beau Gil.es] Reference
No, I don't turn on appliances, but I do hear the cell phone "ticking" (when communicating with the local towers) in my computer speakers. From Wordnik.com. [All DN headlines] Reference
Hour countdown timer which is displayed 'ticking' down to zero which will also change to. From Wordnik.com. [Digital Point Forums] Reference
I felt like we needed some kind of ticking clock so it wasn’t just a boy and his monkey. From Wordnik.com. [Yorick and Ampersand Suffer From Separation Sickness in Y: The Last Man Movie? | /Film] Reference
They provided much of the unskilled labor that keeps London ticking. From Wordnik.com. [The Victim Of Success] Reference
Nearly half a century after Hiroshima, the old doomsday clock is still ticking. From Wordnik.com. [The Doomsday Clock Ticks On] Reference
They've tinkered and fiddled with it where it does not suit them, but it's still ticking. From Wordnik.com. [Tigers And Kittens] Reference
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