tick
Example Sentences
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—Oil prices ticked higher as traders assessed progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations.
Kumar said: "We feel that it is absolutely essential that we can offer a range of goods to keep a house ticking over."
From BBC
Some projects have been quietly ticking along, including a tank project and several collaborations aimed at producing long-range missiles.
Jonah figured she was adding up all the possibilities: seventh grader acting interested plus a chance to tick off older brother plus a chance to show off.
From Literature
Meanwhile, the U.S. economy added a surprising 130,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate ticked down slightly to 4.3%.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
