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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
ticking off — n give sb a ticking off BrE informal to tell someone angrily that you are annoyed with them or disapprove of something they have done = ↑tick off … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 off — noun singular BRITISH INFORMAL an occasion when someone speaks angrily to a person who has done something wrong … Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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-off — ticking offˈ noun (slang) A reprimand • • • Main Entry: ↑tick … Useful english dictionary
Ticking time bomb scenario — The ticking time bomb scenario is a thought experiment that has been used in the ethics debate over whether torture can ever be justified. Simply stated, the consequentialist argument is that nations, even those such as the United States that… … Wikipedia
Ticking — Tick Tick, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ticked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ticking}.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken, LG. ticken.] 1. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ticking off — tickings off N COUNT: usu sing If you give someone a ticking off, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong. [BRIT, INFORMAL] They got a ticking off from the police. Syn: telling off … English dictionary
