ticking
A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattressesA strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.
тикtik
a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
(countable, uncountable)A sound of something that ticks. (For example, the second hand on a clock face.)
(countable, uncountable)An illusional style of dance where one moves his or her body to the "tic" of the music creating a strobe or animated effect.
A marking that occurs on some horses, involving white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail, called a skunk tail or rabicano, sometimes referred to as birdcatcher ticks.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From tick (“sheet, cover”) + -ing (“material, collection”). From tick (“tick mark”) + -inFrom tick (“sheet, cover”) + -ing (“material, collection”).
From tick (“tick mark”) + -ing (“having the property”).
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Forms
plural: tickingsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a metallic tapping sound:tick
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable