Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tick down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
tick- -down
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To count the time down to zero.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

ticks down (present, singular) ticking down (participle, present) ticked down (participle, past) ticked down (past)

Questions

What does tick down mean?
To count the time down to zero.

How to pronounce tick down

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