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ticking

[tik-ing] / ˈtɪk ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
living
Synonyms
STRONGEST
breathing contemporary
STRONG
alert animated awake brisk continuing current developing dynamic live operative persisting subsisting warm
WEAK
alive around existent extant in use lively ongoing strong vigorous vital
Antonyms
STRONG
apathetic asleep inactive lethargic sluggish
WEAK
dead

Example Sentences

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For parents who hope their children will attend college, the clock to save for this goal starts ticking from the moment they are born.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Their arrival, and a contractual deadline for successfully reversing the formula that might cost Les his company, sets up a ticking clock, represented by literal ticking clocks mounted around the laboratory.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Unemployment bottomed out External link in 2023 and has been slowly ticking up since.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

He was able to just keep ticking over.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

I hear the ticking of a plastic clock.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover