- present participle of tick.
ticking
Example Sentences
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At Walmart’s U.S. locations, traffic was up 1.5%, but per-trip spending trailed that figure, ticking 1.1% higher.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Stocks ended higher, with the S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq composite all ticking up 0.2%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Paramount will have incurred $1.3 billion in unrecoverable financial losses as a result of ticking fees by the time post-trial briefing concludes, to say nothing of incremental financing fees and delayed synergies,” the motion said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Monday's filing reflects the pressure on Paramount, with a $7 million-a-day "ticking fee" due to kick in for Warner Bros. shareholders if the takeover is not complete by October 1.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Dad’s head turned from shoulder to shoulder like the ticking second hand of the clock in the dining room.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
