ticking
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Synonyms: tickling, licking, sticking, picking, kicking, tricking, dicking, tacking, nicking, wicking, tucking
Antonyms: tickling, licking, sticking, picking, kicking, tricking, dicking, tacking, nicking, wicking, tucking
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Noun
- A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.
Noun
- A sound of something that ticks. (For example, the second hand on a clock face.)
- An illusional style of dance where one moves his or her body to the "tic" of the music creating a strobe or animated effect.
Verb
- present participle and gerund of tick
- a ticking time bomb
Noun
- A marking that occurs on some horses, involving white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail, called a skunk tail or rabicano, sometimes referred to as birdcatcher ticks.
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