: a strong linen or cotton fabric used in upholstering and as a covering for a mattress or pillow
ticking
3 of 3present participle of tick entry 2
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Ian Frisch, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025
The gradual ticking up of central bank gold holdings suggests that this may already be under way.
—Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
If the person cannot remember what the ticking is or how to physically turn the device off, the implant will release drugs that eventually kill them.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
To build the tension of the clock ticking, Batiste thought hard about what instruments would push that.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
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Noun
There, on the white ticking, was a deep red stain—stretching across three or four feet.
—Ian Frisch, Curbed, 9 Jan. 2025
The gradual ticking up of central bank gold holdings suggests that this may already be under way.
—Steven Desmyter, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
If the person cannot remember what the ticking is or how to physically turn the device off, the implant will release drugs that eventually kill them.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
To build the tension of the clock ticking, Batiste thought hard about what instruments would push that.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Ticking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticking. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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