Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tick over

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
tick- over
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to idle (to run at a slow speed, or out of gear).

Intransitive verb

verb

To run smoothly and without problems.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

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

Synonyms

idle

Questions

What does tick over mean?
to idle (to run at a slow speed, or out of gear).

How to pronounce tick over

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