tick
noun
a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
am ticking
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present progressiveof tick (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Dearest W., I am ticking this out at you for reasons of convenience that will be even greater for yourself, I think, than for me....
From The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II by James, Henry
Well, he has realised—he has really—that I am ticking along on my own account.
From Michael by Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic)
