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Dictionary Results for ticking:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
ticking
    n 1: a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the
         clock" [syn: tick, ticking]
    2: a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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   2. To strike gently; to pat.
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            Stand not ticking and toying at the branches.
                                                  --Latimer.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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