ticking

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

Translation

n. kifuniko kikubwa cha mpira au mpira wa pumzi; sauti ya mshahara wa saa.
Word Forms
Present Participleticking
Pluraltickings

Phrases & Collocations

ticking clock

mizani ya kuchangia

ticking bomb

bomba ya kuchangia

ticking time bomb

bomba ya muda ya kuchangia

damask ticking

kuchangia ya damask

Example Sentences

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

mipango ya saa inaonja saa; mizigo ya matibabu inaonja mshahara.

her book was ticking along nicely.

kitabu chake kikisalia kwa mchawi.

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

ilikuwa kama miguu sana kwani nimekukosa mchawi wa kipende ya miguu yangu.

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

waliangalia mshangao na mizigo ya nyumba wakati ilisimamia.

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

mshiku kikisalia kwa mchawi hadi ujumbe wa mshirika.

they are keeping things ticking over until their father returns.

wao wanaendelea kusalia mchawi hadi baba yao aweze kuvunjika.

machines ticking away; curious about what makes people tick.

mipango ya mchawi kwa mchawi; dharura kuhusia kwa mchawi uliofanya watu kusalia.

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

mshale wake uliwa kwa mizani na mizani. Alikuwa mshale kwa mizani kwa mizani ya mshale kwa mizani.

Real-world Examples

The clock is ticking. - Same rule.

Mbegu inaondoka. - Rule ya sameni.

Source: The Newsroom Season 2

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

Wahamia hao wamekumbua. Kwa hiyo, mbegu inaondoka.

Source: PBS English News

Sirius held up his fingers and began ticking off names.

Sirius alifungua miguu yake na kuanza kuchora jina.

Source: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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

Umetangaza hili? Hili ni mbegu inaondoka.

Source: Global Slow English

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

Lakini sasa amekuwa mwingilizaji zaidi. Mbegu inaondoka kwa ujumla.

Source: NPR News May 2019 Compilation

The clock is ticking on Jenna's life.

Mbegu inaondoka kwa uchumi wa Jenna.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

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

Universe zingine zinaweza kuanza kwa ujumla kwa uchumi zaidi mwa muda mwingine baada ya universe yetu kusimamia.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

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

Hakuna mshwari kama unaweza kuzua na mpira na kichwa kinaondoka.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

When might game clocks start ticking again?

Kwa muda gani mbegu za michezo zitapokea kuanza kwa ujumla kwa uchumi tena?

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2020 Collection

The clock is ticking, we need scale.

Mbegu inaondoka, tunachunguza uchumi.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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