- present participle of tick.
ticking
Example Sentences
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Discovery WBD -0.03%decrease; down pointing triangle deal, with the clock ticking down on a Sept. 30 deadline to close the acquisition without penalty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
With the hours ticking down to the closing ceremony, when Japan will hand over the baton to Doha, top officials were on the defensive.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Elliot Anderson: Dominated the midfield, kept the ball ticking for England and won possession back the few times that the Czech Republic ventured forward.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The sets have too many doors, the scenes have a delirious number of extras and the actors yell their lines over the distracting clatter of crackling fireplaces, beeping machines and ticking clocks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
It was a peaceful protest; orderly and insistent, like the ticking of a clock.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
