Found 2 items, similar to Ticking.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ticking ticking n 1: a metallic tapping sound; “he counted the ticks of the clock” [syn: tick] 2: a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ticking Tick \Tick\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ticked; p. pr. & vb. n. Ticking.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken, LG. ticken.] 1. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat. [1913 Webster] 2. To strike gently; to pat. [1913 Webster] Stand not ticking and toying at the branches. --Latimer. [1913 Webster] Ticking \Tick"ing\, n. [From Tick a bed cover. Cf. Ticken.] A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called also ticken. [1913 Webster]