Definition of Ticking

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Definition of Ticking
	Ticking of Tick 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. Related Definitions: Also, And, Are, As, Blue, Called, Closely, Cotton, Different, Fabric, For, In, Is, It, Linen, Made, Of, Or, Strong, Tick, Ticken, Twilled, Which, White, Woven

Ticking Quotations

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound, and the future is anybody's guess.
James Thurber

The death clock is ticking slowly in our breast, and each drop of blood measures its time, and our life is a lingering fever.
Georg Buchner

Torture is an impermissible evil. Except under two circumstances. The first is the ticking time bomb. An innocent's life is at stake. The bad guy you have captured possesses information that could save this life. He refuses to divulge. In such a case, the choice is easy.
Charles Krauthammer

After I read all the medical journals and watched all the documentaries, I still didn't understand the physical sensation of ticking and where it comes from and what it feels like.
Robin Tunney

When I'm trying to go to sleep and there are little noises, like a clock ticking or a fan squeaking, it drives me completely insane.
James Lafferty

I wanted to play the part that Mary Kay played, the lawyer who wanted to have baby and felt her clock ticking, because it was something I could relate to.
JoBeth Williams

Ticking Translations

ticking in German is tickend, tickend, Drell, Inlettstoff

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