ticked

[ tikt ]

adjectiveSlang.
  1. angry; miffed.

Origin of ticked

1
First recorded in 1935–40; tick1 + -ed2

Words Nearby ticked

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How to use ticked in a sentence

  • Till then, nothing—not even these thoughts that ticked as if out of a tape-machine from my brain.

  • The clock ticked; pigeons cooed on the veranda; a door opened in the distance, and for a moment a treble voice was heard.

  • She ticked off each succeeding clause on her much-beringed fingers.

    A German Pompadour | Marie Hay
  • Then he ticked off at the figures four, eight, twelve and sixteen.

    Radio Boys Loyalty | Wayne Whipple
  • A long second ticked by, while Forrester tried to apply even more neural pressure.

    Pagan Passions | Gordon Randall Garrett