Synonyms for ticking
ˈtɪk ɪŋtick·ing

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1. tick, tickingnoun

   a metallic tapping sound

   "he counted the ticks of the clock"

   Synonyms:
   check mark, check, tick

2. tickingnoun

   a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers

   Synonyms:
   tick

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1. tickingnoun

   Synonyms:
   bed-ticking, tick

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1. List of paraphrases for "ticking":

   tick-tock, time-bomb, checking, canvas

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1. Kitso Mokaila:

   Tell me, why would you have an asset that has no value ? That is the fundamental question. If people are to look after our wildlife, there must be a value attached to it. Otherwise, we are sitting on a ticking time-bomb.

2. Mark Patinkin:

   Never date a woman you can hear ticking.

3. David Donah:

   So, I'm supposed to somehow tell my kids that they are safe with 114 ticking time bombs essentially up on the hill above their homes, you want to talk about mad, mad doesn't describe what I'm feeling.

4. Tarek Tabl:

   This is the kind of investment that is producing only unemployment and chaos. We are turning into ticking time bombs.

5. Andy Robertson:

   [ Solar Orbiter cool thanks's ] ticking the right boxes for parents, solar Orbiter cool thanks's built for children rather than taking a product for adults and then tweaking it for kids. This means that they have the chance of ensuring good compliance with important regulations( such as the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule in the Andy Robertson or the EU's General Data Protection Regulation for kids) for interacting with children.