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ticking
3 of 3present participle of tick entry 2
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Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
To build the tension of the clock ticking, Batiste thought hard about what instruments would push that.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
For nearly an hour, there were no sounds—no laughs, no cricket chirps, no ticking of a clock.
—Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The first trial is where the show really comes to its own, with a literal ticking clock threatening their lives, the coven tasked with hunting down potion ingredients while being plagued by hallucinations that reveal their past traumas.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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Noun
If the person cannot remember what the ticking is or how to physically turn the device off, the implant will release drugs that eventually kill them.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2024
To build the tension of the clock ticking, Batiste thought hard about what instruments would push that.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Oct. 2024
For nearly an hour, there were no sounds—no laughs, no cricket chirps, no ticking of a clock.
—Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
The first trial is where the show really comes to its own, with a literal ticking clock threatening their lives, the coven tasked with hunting down potion ingredients while being plagued by hallucinations that reveal their past traumas.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Ticking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ticking. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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