2. To strike gently; to pat.
[1913 Webster]
Stand not ticking and toying at the branches. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Ticking — Tick ing, n. [From {Tick} a bed cover. Cf. {Ticken}.] A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; called also {ticken}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ticking — (n.) cloth covering for mattresses or pillows, 1640s, from tyke (modern tick) with the same meaning (mid 14c.), probably from M.Du. tike, from a West Germanic borrowing of L. theca case, from Gk. theke a case, box, cover, sheath (see THECO (Cf.… … Etymology dictionary
ticking — ► NOUN ▪ a strong, durable material used to cover mattresses. ORIGIN from TICK(Cf. ↑tick) … English terms dictionary
ticking — [tik′iŋ] n. [see TICK3] strong, heavy cloth, often striped, used for casings of mattresses, pillows, etc … English World dictionary
ticking — tick·ing || tɪkɪŋ n. clicking, tapping tɪk n. ticking sound; credit; small parasitic bloodsucking arachnid which can sometimes be the carrier of infectious diseases; light mattress; cover of a mattress or pillow; mark that indicates that… … English contemporary dictionary
ticking — noun a) A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses. b) A sound of something ticking … Wiktionary
ticking — adj. Ticking is used with these nouns: ↑clock … Collocations dictionary
ticking — n. Bed ticking, tick, ticken … New dictionary of synonyms
ticking — The making of a small mark on a document to indicate the performance of an *audit test. Tick marks are common in manual audit *work papers, where different marks can represent different aspects of testing. The interpretation of tick marks is… … Auditor's dictionary
ticking off — UK US noun [singular] british informal an occasion when someone speaks angrily to a person who has done something wrong Thesaurus: criticisms and accusationssynonym * * * ˌticking ˈoff [ticking off] … Useful english dictionary
