Ticking — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a metallic tapping sound

a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪkɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪkɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪkɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɪkɪŋ/.

Examples

he counted the ticks of the clock
The clock ticked away
the clocks were ticking

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

check off mark off retick ticktack check beat tick mark ticktock click tick off

Parts of Speech

noun	a metallic tapping sound “he counted the ticks of the clock”
noun	a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
verb	make a clicking or ticking sound “The clock ticked away”
verb	make a sound like a clock or a timer “the clocks were ticking”
verb	sew “tick a mattress”
verb	put a check mark on or near or next to “Please check each name on the list”

Word Forms

tick	verb	make a clicking or ticking sound
click	noun	a short light metallic sound
tick	noun	a metallic tapping sound
ticking	noun	a metallic tapping sound
ticker	noun	a small portable timepiece
ticktock	noun	steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock
beat	noun	the sound of stroke or blow
check	noun	a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ticken

ein metallisches Klopfgeräusch

🇫🇷French

cocher

un bruit de claquement métallique

🇪🇸Spanish

tictac

un sonido de golpeteo metálico

🇮🇹Italian

ticchettio

un suono metallico

🇳🇱Dutch

tikken

een metaalachtig tikkend geluid

🇵🇹Portuguese

tique-taque

um som metálico de batida

🇷🇺Russian

тиканье

металлический постукивающий звук

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिह्नित करना

एक धात्विक दोहन ध्वनि

🇧🇩Bengali

টিকিং

একটি ধাতব ট্যাপিং শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

டிக்கிங்

ஒரு உலோக தட்டுதல் ஒலி

🇮🇳Telugu

టిక్కింగ్

మెటాలిక్ ట్యాపింగ్ సౌండ్

🇮🇳Marathi

टिक करत आहे

एक धातूचा टॅपिंग आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધબ્બા

મેટાલિક ટેપીંગ અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಿಕ್ಕಿಂಗ್

ಲೋಹೀಯ ಟ್ಯಾಪಿಂಗ್ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടിക്കിംഗ്

ഒരു ലോഹ ടാപ്പിംഗ് ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਿੱਕਿੰਗ

ਇੱਕ ਧਾਤੂ ਟੈਪਿੰਗ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹک ٹک

ایک دھاتی ٹیپنگ آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

滴答作响

金属敲击声

🇯🇵Japanese

カチカチ

金属的な叩く音

🇰🇷Korean

두색 이상의 줄무늬

금속성 두드리는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tích tắc

một âm thanh gõ kim loại

🇹🇭Thai

ฟ้อง

เสียงเคาะโลหะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berdetak

suara ketukan logam

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkiskis

isang tunog ng pagtapik ng metal

🇲🇾Malay

berdetik

bunyi ketukan logam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

موقوتة

صوت النقر المعدني

🇮🇷Persian

تیک زدن

صدای ضربه فلزی

🇹🇷Turkish

tik tak

metalik bir vuruş sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תִקתוּק

צליל הקשה מתכתי

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