ticking

[US]/'tɪkɪŋ/
[UK]/'tɪkɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. en sterk strikket bomull- eller linestoff; lyden av en klokkes lette.
Word Forms
Present Participleticking
Pluraltickings

Phrases & Collocations

ticking clock

klokke som tikker

ticking bomb

bombe som tikker

ticking time bomb

tidsbombe som tikker

damask ticking

damask som tikker

Example Sentences

a clock ticking the hours; a taxi meter ticking the fare.

en klokke som teller timene; en taxi-meter som teller prisen.

her book was ticking along nicely.

hennes bok gikk bra.

It was so quiet I could hear my wristwatch ticking away.

Det var så stille at jeg kunne høre min lommestokk klokke.

they listened to the soft ticking and creaking as the house settled.

de lytta til det mjukne klokken og knirken når huset snudd seg.

the minutes were ticking away till the actor's appearance.

minuttene gikk forbi til aktørens opptritt.

they are keeping things ticking over until their father returns.

de holder tingene i gang til deres far kommer tilbake.

machines ticking away; curious about what makes people tick.

maskiner som kjører; nysgjerrig på hva som gjør folk til å gå i gang.

His tail was ticking back and forth.It is cropped so that it is about the size and shape of a half-smoked stogie.

Hans hale gikk frem og tilbake. Den er skåret ned slik at den er omtrent så stor og formet som en halvfylt stogie.

Real-world Examples

The clock is ticking. - Same rule.

Klokken går. - Samme regel.

Source: The Newsroom Season 2

They know that. So, therefore, the clock is ticking.

De vet det. Så, derfor, går klokken.

Source: PBS English News

Sirius held up his fingers and began ticking off names.

Sirius holdt opp fingrene og begynte å telle ned navn.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Do you hear that? It is the ticking of a clock.

Hører du det? Det er klokken som går.

Source: Global Slow English

But now he's more accessible. The clock is really ticking.

Men nå er han mer tilgjengelig. Klokken går virkelig.

Source: NPR News May 2019 Compilation

The clock is ticking on Jenna's life.

Klokken går på Jenna's liv.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Those other Universes may be ticking along just fine long after ours has wound down.

De andre universene kan fortsatt gå bra lenge etter at vårt har stanset.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

So tough you can run over it with a car and the beetle is still ticking.

Så sterkt at du kan kjøre over det med en bil og buren fortsatt går.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

When might game clocks start ticking again?

Når kan spilleklokkene begynne å gå igjen?

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2020 Collection

The clock is ticking, we need scale.

Klokken går, vi trenger skala.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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