tickingn.¹

Brit.

/ˈtɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtɪkɪŋ/

Etymology: < tick v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

1. Touching lightly or wantonly; dallying: see tick v.¹ 1. Obsolete exc. dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > [noun] > touching wantonly or lecherously

ticking1546

pawing1749

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. v. sig. Hiii Leaue leude tyckyng.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Amourettes, wanton loue-toyes, ticking, ticklings, daliances.

a. The beating sound of a clock or watch, or any similar sound: see tick v.¹ 2, tick n.³ 2.

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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > regular or alternating rhythm > ticking

tick-tackc1550

tick1680

ticking1748

tick-ticka1777

tick-tock1847

tick-ticking1897

tick-a-tack1898

tick-tockinga1947

1748 J. Hervey Contempl. Night in Medit. & Contempl. (ed. 2) II. 14 The Ticking of my Watch is distinctly heard.

1827 J. F. Cooper Prairie i The ticking of gun-locks was heard.

1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xliii. 431 She could..count the ticking of the clock.

b. transferred. A telegraphic message: cf. ticker n.³ 1b.

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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > [noun] > telegraphic message > types of

telotype1850

cablegram1868

cable-message1877

phonogram1880

cable1883

ticking1888

aerogram1890

T.T.1893

petit bleu1898

Marconigram1902

radio-telegram1902

radiogram1903

wireless1903

news flash1904

teleflash1904

lettergram1908

day letter1910

night letter telegram1910

night telegraph letter1912

radio1915

printergram1932

teletype1933

greeting telegram1937

telemessage1941

overnight telegram1955

telex1957

1888 M. Arnold in 19th Cent. Apr. 490 I opened a Boston newspaper and came upon a column headed ‘Tickings’. By tickings we are to understand news conveyed through the tickings of the telegraph.

3. Small spots or points of colour forming the marking of an animal.This use may have arisen from ticked adj.¹ by association with tick n.³ 3a, 3b and tick v.¹ 3.

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the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [noun] > spotted marking

puncturation1834

punctation1848

punctuation1848

ticking1885

1885 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 30 Mar. 1269/2 Belgian hare buck, good in colour and ticking.

1886 Field 20 Mar. 340/2 Interspersed with a profusion of longer black hairs, giving the appearance known as ‘ticking’.

4. ticking-off, a scolding or reprimand: see tick v.¹ 3c. Cf. telling-off n. 2.

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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > instance of

admonishingc1350

reproofc1400

fliting1435

rebuke?a1439

snibc1450

reprehensiona1500

redargution1514

remorda1529

piece of one's mind1536

check1541

snuba1556

rebuking1561

boba1566

sneap1600

snipping1601

reprimand1636

repriment1652

rubber1699

slap1736

twinkation1748

rap1777

throughgoing1817

dressing-down1823

downset1824

hazing1829

snubbing1841

downsetting1842

raking1852

calling1855

talking toc1875

rousting1900

strafe1915

strafing1915

raspberry1919

rousing1923

bottle1938

reaming1944

ticking-off1950

serve1967

1950 J. Cannan Murder Included ii. 16 Iona's a little beast, but she knows how to take a ticking off—she's learned that at St. Olaf's.

1960 News Chron. 23 July 5/5 The machine shop inspector..expects a ‘ticking-off’ when he goes back to work.

1977 E. Ambler Send no More Roses ii. 36 I gave him a ticking-off. Not that he cared. Too clever by half.

5. ticking-over n. the idling of an engine; also transferred. See tick v.¹ 2d.

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the world > action or operation > [noun] > merely functioning

ticking-over1972

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > idling

tick-over1931

ticking-over1972

1972 J. Wainwright Requiem for Loser i. 9 Originally the talk..had been meant as the first of a quartet of ‘stop gap’ lectures.., a ticking-over of the association's activities until the end of the holiday season.

1973 J. Wainwright Pride of Pigs 88 The youth..revved the engine, then quietened it down to the soft ticking-over.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

tickingn.²

Brit.

/ˈtɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtɪkɪŋ/

Forms: α. 1600s Scottish tyking, 1600s–1700s tiking; β. 1600s–1700s tickin, 1600s– ticking. See also ticken n.

Etymology: < tick n.² + -ing suffix¹.

a. The material of which bed-ticks are made: see tick n.²

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [noun] > cotton or linen > stout or strong > for mattress-covers or pillow-cases

tick1466

ticking1649

ticken1701

α.

1649 in W. Mure Select. Family Papers Caldwell (1854) I. For ane new sheitt of tyking to ye lard's horss i. 16. 0.

a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 65 In 1 Hundred of Tiking and Twill of Scotland, 120 Ells.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iv. x. 146 I had beaten Hemp,..and made of it a sort of Ticking: This I filled with..Feathers.

β. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Lanc. 106 It will be the safest way to wrap them all together in some Manchester-Tickin.1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 735 Oil-paintings are generally executed on canvass... A kind of ticking has lately been much used.1883 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 192 She wore over her gown of ticking a great apron of grey stuff.

b. Rarely applied to the tick or cover itself.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > mattress > case of

tick1466

bedtick1569

ticking1683

bed-cover1828

1683 T. Tryon Way to Health 595 You may have Flock-Beds, with Canvas-Tickings.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. ii. 24 He..put it..away in the ticking of his bed.

c. attributive. Of the nature of or made of ticking.

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buckram1537

Silesia1674

ticking1676

terry1835

1676 J. Covel Diary in J. T. Bent Early Voy. Levant (1893) 164 A bed..of twilt or ticking sattin.

1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece i. 16 Course Ticking-Cloth, well quilted with Wool.

1723 S. Centlivre Artifice iii. i. 41 The dirtiest Trollup..must have her Top-knot and Tickin-shoes.

1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. 229 A sliding seat, with a thin ticking bottom.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

tickingn.²

Etymology: < tick v.² + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈticking.

colloquial or slang.

The action of tick v.²; the taking of goods on ‘tick’ or credit.

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society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [noun] > taking on credit

ticking1748

1748 T. Warton Oxford Ale 49 Hail, Ticking! surest guardian of distress! Beneath thy shelter pennyless I quaff The cheerful cup.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

tickingadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈtɪkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtɪkɪŋ/

Etymology: < tick v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈticking.

1. That ticks, as a clock, etc.; making or characterized by a succession of ticks.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > regular or alternating rhythm > ticking

ticking1566

tick-tacking1842

1566 in E. Peacock Eng. Church Furnit. (1866) 116 A hammes hudde [= amice hood] and tickynge belle.

1721 R. Bradley Philos. Acct. Wks. Nature 154 That ticking Noise, which is commonly called a Death-Watch.

2. ticking-over adj. (merely) working or functioning; unproductive. See tick v.¹ 2d.

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the world > action or operation > [adjective] > merely functioning

ticking-over1960

1960 Guardian 31 Dec. 6/3 It seemed to be rather a ticking-over year so far as new buildings..were concerned.

1963 Times 13 June 8/6 As long as we have a ‘ticking over’ laity who are still living in the Victorian era and don't want to be shaken out of their complacency, so long will the ministry remain a reflection of the body of laity from which they came.

1974 ‘J. Ross’ Burning of Billy Toober xvi. 149 Waiting like a ticking-over computer to be programmed.

Compounds

ticking bomb n. = time bomb n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > time bomb

time bomb1893

ticking bomb1960

1960 P. G. Wodehouse Jeeves in Offing i. 13 But while equipped with eyes like twin stars..B. Wickham had also the disposition and general outlook on life of a ticking bomb.

1980 G. M. Fraser Mr American ii. xvii. 322 Mr Asquith..would find himself out of office, and the ticking bomb of Ireland could be hastily passed to his successor.

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ticking clock n. figurative a period of time known to be finite and passing, likened to the audible ticking of a clock; esp. a limited time in which to address and resolve a developing and problematic situation; (also) a situation or issue that needs to be addressed or resolved before it is too late.Cf. the clock is ticking (also running).

ΚΠ

1923 Tempest 1 June 5/1 Tomorrow night would become last night..and any night—just as any day was any other day—just as life was a ticking clock and nothing more.

1989 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 7 Sept. b1 Over time, the fiber..can break down..and can get into a building's air circulation system... ‘It's a ticking clock.’

2019 Energy Monitor Worldwide (Nexis) 13 June Climate change is an existential challenge with a ticking clock and the science shows we need to make big changes to our economy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

tickingadj.²

Etymology: < tick v.² + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈticking.

colloquial or slang.

That ‘ticks’ or ‘goes on tick’; that gives ‘tick’ or credit; dealing on credit, running into debt.

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society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > indebtedness > [adjective]

yielding1340

indebtedc1386

dettya1398

due1483

debtedc1540

underwater1627

borrowing1640

debtful1649

ticking1673

1673 W. Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-master Prol. Ready to engage Against the flouting, ticking gentry who Citizen, player, poet, would undo.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

n.¹1546

n.²1649

adj.¹1566

adj.²1673

单词	ticking
释义	tickingn.¹ Brit. /ˈtɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtɪkɪŋ/ Etymology: < tick v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. 1. Touching lightly or wantonly; dallying: see tick v.¹ 1. Obsolete exc. dialect. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > [noun] > touching wantonly or lecherously ticking1546 pawing1749 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. v. sig. Hiii Leaue leude tyckyng. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Amourettes, wanton loue-toyes, ticking, ticklings, daliances. 2. a. The beating sound of a clock or watch, or any similar sound: see tick v.¹ 2, tick n.³ 2. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > regular or alternating rhythm > ticking tick-tackc1550 tick1680 ticking1748 tick-ticka1777 tick-tock1847 tick-ticking1897 tick-a-tack1898 tick-tockinga1947 1748 J. Hervey Contempl. Night in Medit. & Contempl. (ed. 2) II. 14 The Ticking of my Watch is distinctly heard. 1827 J. F. Cooper Prairie i The ticking of gun-locks was heard. 1847 C. Dickens Dombey & Son (1848) xliii. 431 She could..count the ticking of the clock. b. transferred. A telegraphic message: cf. ticker n.³ 1b. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > [noun] > telegraphic message > types of telotype1850 cablegram1868 cable-message1877 phonogram1880 cable1883 ticking1888 aerogram1890 T.T.1893 petit bleu1898 Marconigram1902 radio-telegram1902 radiogram1903 wireless1903 news flash1904 teleflash1904 lettergram1908 day letter1910 night letter telegram1910 night telegraph letter1912 radio1915 printergram1932 teletype1933 greeting telegram1937 telemessage1941 overnight telegram1955 telex1957 1888 M. Arnold in 19th Cent. Apr. 490 I opened a Boston newspaper and came upon a column headed ‘Tickings’. By tickings we are to understand news conveyed through the tickings of the telegraph. 3. Small spots or points of colour forming the marking of an animal.This use may have arisen from ticked adj.¹ by association with tick n.³ 3a, 3b and tick v.¹ 3. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [noun] > spotted marking puncturation1834 punctation1848 punctuation1848 ticking1885 1885 Bazaar, Exchange & Mart 30 Mar. 1269/2 Belgian hare buck, good in colour and ticking. 1886 Field 20 Mar. 340/2 Interspersed with a profusion of longer black hairs, giving the appearance known as ‘ticking’. 4. ticking-off, a scolding or reprimand: see tick v.¹ 3c. Cf. telling-off n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > instance of admonishingc1350 reproofc1400 fliting1435 rebuke?a1439 snibc1450 reprehensiona1500 redargution1514 remorda1529 piece of one's mind1536 check1541 snuba1556 rebuking1561 boba1566 sneap1600 snipping1601 reprimand1636 repriment1652 rubber1699 slap1736 twinkation1748 rap1777 throughgoing1817 dressing-down1823 downset1824 hazing1829 snubbing1841 downsetting1842 raking1852 calling1855 talking toc1875 rousting1900 strafe1915 strafing1915 raspberry1919 rousing1923 bottle1938 reaming1944 ticking-off1950 serve1967 1950 J. Cannan Murder Included ii. 16 Iona's a little beast, but she knows how to take a ticking off—she's learned that at St. Olaf's. 1960 News Chron. 23 July 5/5 The machine shop inspector..expects a ‘ticking-off’ when he goes back to work. 1977 E. Ambler Send no More Roses ii. 36 I gave him a ticking-off. Not that he cared. Too clever by half. 5. ticking-over n. the idling of an engine; also transferred. See tick v.¹ 2d. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > [noun] > merely functioning ticking-over1972 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > internal-combustion engine > [noun] > idling tick-over1931 ticking-over1972 1972 J. Wainwright Requiem for Loser i. 9 Originally the talk..had been meant as the first of a quartet of ‘stop gap’ lectures.., a ticking-over of the association's activities until the end of the holiday season. 1973 J. Wainwright Pride of Pigs 88 The youth..revved the engine, then quietened it down to the soft ticking-over. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). tickingn.² Brit. /ˈtɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtɪkɪŋ/ Forms: α. 1600s Scottish tyking, 1600s–1700s tiking; β. 1600s–1700s tickin, 1600s– ticking. See also ticken n. Etymology: < tick n.² + -ing suffix¹. a. The material of which bed-ticks are made: see tick n.² ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [noun] > cotton or linen > stout or strong > for mattress-covers or pillow-cases tick1466 ticking1649 ticken1701 α. 1649 in W. Mure Select. Family Papers Caldwell (1854) I. For ane new sheitt of tyking to ye lard's horss i. 16. 0. a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 65 In 1 Hundred of Tiking and Twill of Scotland, 120 Ells. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver II. iv. x. 146 I had beaten Hemp,..and made of it a sort of Ticking: This I filled with..Feathers. β. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Lanc. 106 It will be the safest way to wrap them all together in some Manchester-Tickin.1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 735 Oil-paintings are generally executed on canvass... A kind of ticking has lately been much used.1883 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 192 She wore over her gown of ticking a great apron of grey stuff. b. Rarely applied to the tick or cover itself. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > mattress > case of tick1466 bedtick1569 ticking1683 bed-cover1828 1683 T. Tryon Way to Health 595 You may have Flock-Beds, with Canvas-Tickings. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple II. ii. 24 He..put it..away in the ticking of his bed. c. attributive. Of the nature of or made of ticking. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from choice of fibres > [adjective] > cotton or linen buckram1537 Silesia1674 ticking1676 terry1835 1676 J. Covel Diary in J. T. Bent Early Voy. Levant (1893) 164 A bed..of twilt or ticking sattin. 1682 G. Wheler Journey into Greece i. 16 Course Ticking-Cloth, well quilted with Wool. 1723 S. Centlivre Artifice iii. i. 41 The dirtiest Trollup..must have her Top-knot and Tickin-shoes. 1756 C. Lucas Ess. Waters i. 229 A sliding seat, with a thin ticking bottom. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). tickingn.² Etymology: < tick v.² + -ing suffix¹.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈticking. colloquial or slang. The action of tick v.²; the taking of goods on ‘tick’ or credit. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > solvency > [noun] > taking on credit ticking1748 1748 T. Warton Oxford Ale 49 Hail, Ticking! surest guardian of distress! Beneath thy shelter pennyless I quaff The cheerful cup. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). tickingadj.¹ Brit. /ˈtɪkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtɪkɪŋ/ Etymology: < tick v.¹ + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈticking. 1. That ticks, as a clock, etc.; making or characterized by a succession of ticks. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [adjective] > regular or alternating rhythm > ticking ticking1566 tick-tacking1842 1566 in E. Peacock Eng. Church Furnit. (1866) 116 A hammes hudde [= amice hood] and tickynge belle. 1721 R. Bradley Philos. Acct. Wks. Nature 154 That ticking Noise, which is commonly called a Death-Watch. 2. ticking-over adj. (merely) working or functioning; unproductive. See tick v.¹ 2d. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > [adjective] > merely functioning ticking-over1960 1960 Guardian 31 Dec. 6/3 It seemed to be rather a ticking-over year so far as new buildings..were concerned. 1963 Times 13 June 8/6 As long as we have a ‘ticking over’ laity who are still living in the Victorian era and don't want to be shaken out of their complacency, so long will the ministry remain a reflection of the body of laity from which they came. 1974 ‘J. Ross’ Burning of Billy Toober xvi. 149 Waiting like a ticking-over computer to be programmed. Compounds ticking bomb n. = time bomb n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > explosive device > [noun] > bomb > time bomb time bomb1893 ticking bomb1960 1960 P. G. Wodehouse Jeeves in Offing i. 13 But while equipped with eyes like twin stars..B. Wickham had also the disposition and general outlook on life of a ticking bomb. 1980 G. M. Fraser Mr American ii. xvii. 322 Mr Asquith..would find himself out of office, and the ticking bomb of Ireland could be hastily passed to his successor. Draft additions December 2020 ticking clock n. figurative a period of time known to be finite and passing, likened to the audible ticking of a clock; esp. a limited time in which to address and resolve a developing and problematic situation; (also) a situation or issue that needs to be addressed or resolved before it is too late.Cf. the clock is ticking (also running). ΚΠ 1923 Tempest 1 June 5/1 Tomorrow night would become last night..and any night—just as any day was any other day—just as life was a ticking clock and nothing more. 1989 San Diego Union-Tribune (Nexis) 7 Sept. b1 Over time, the fiber..can break down..and can get into a building's air circulation system... ‘It's a ticking clock.’ 2019 Energy Monitor Worldwide (Nexis) 13 June Climate change is an existential challenge with a ticking clock and the science shows we need to make big changes to our economy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). tickingadj.² Etymology: < tick v.² + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈticking. colloquial or slang. That ‘ticks’ or ‘goes on tick’; that gives ‘tick’ or credit; dealing on credit, running into debt. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > insolvency > indebtedness > [adjective] yielding1340 indebtedc1386 dettya1398 due1483 debtedc1540 underwater1627 borrowing1640 debtful1649 ticking1673 1673 W. Wycherley Gentleman Dancing-master Prol. Ready to engage Against the flouting, ticking gentry who Citizen, player, poet, would undo. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.¹1546n.²1649n.²1649adj.¹1566adj.²1673
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