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单词
ticking
释义
ticking
tick‧ing
/
ˈtɪkɪŋ
/
noun
[uncountable]
Word Origin
WORD ORIGIN
ticking
Origin:
1600-1700
tick
‘rough cloth’
(15-20 centuries)
, probably from
Middle Dutch
tike
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
In the brooding silences the
ticking
of the clock seemed to become louder.
In the silence she heard the
ticking
of the carriage clock.
Once the minerals in a rock are formed, any radioactive elements in those minerals keep
ticking
away.
Repetitive stimuli are relegated to background noise and, like the
ticking
of that clock, are not heard until they stop.
Report repeated two and a half second
ticking
sounds from plane.
That was where the
ticking
was coming from, thought Endill.
The only sound came from the
ticking
of a clock.
Upon its arrival home on March 26, H-4 was still
ticking
.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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biological clock ticking
career women who hear the
biological clock ticking
a thick strong cotton cloth used for making
mattress
and
pillow
covers
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