ticking
11ticking off — UK US noun [singular] british informal an occasion when someone speaks angrily to a person who has done something wrong Thesaurus: criticisms and accusationssynonym * * * ˌticking ˈoff [ticking off] …
12ticking off — n give sb a ticking off BrE informal to tell someone angrily that you are annoyed with them or disapprove of something they have done = ↑tick off …
13ticking off — noun singular BRITISH INFORMAL an occasion when someone speaks angrily to a person who has done something wrong …
14ticking-off — ticking offˈ noun (slang) A reprimand • • • Main Entry: ↑tick …
15Ticking time bomb scenario — The ticking time bomb scenario is a thought experiment that has been used in the ethics debate over whether torture can ever be justified. Simply stated, the consequentialist argument is that nations, even those such as the United States that… …
16ticking off — tickings off N COUNT: usu sing If you give someone a ticking off, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong. [BRIT, INFORMAL] They got a ticking off from the police. Syn: telling off …
17ticking off — noun give sb a ticking off BrE informal to tell someone that you disapprove of something they have done see also: tick off tick 2 …
18ticking off — Noun. A reprimand. E.g. I got a right ticking off from the headmaster, and he s going to tell my mum aswell. See tick off (verb) …
19ticking bomb — noun a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed India is a demographic time bomb the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off • Syn: ↑time bomb • Hypernyms: ↑situation …
20ticking — I. noun Etymology: 2tick Date: 1649 a strong linen or cotton fabric used in upholstering and as a covering for a mattress or pillow II. noun Etymology: 3tick Date: 1885 ticked marking on a bird or mammal or on individual hairs …
