单词	ticking
释义	tickingtick‧ing /ˈtɪkɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINticking 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► 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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