tick
noun
a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
ticks
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present tense formof tick (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Some days it feels like we’re losing a battle against mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, flies and worms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Climate change and environmental disturbance have aided an increasing creep of the territories ticks inhabit—along with the viruses, bacteria, and pathogens they carry.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Spiders belong to a large group of invertebrates called chelicerates, which also includes scorpions and ticks.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
According to the NHS, external, TBE is a viral infection spread by bites from ticks found in Europe, Russia and parts of China and Japan.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
As the clock ticks closer and closer to midnight, I watch Will, fast asleep on the other side of my laptop screen, his face calm, peaceful.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
