Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ticking by

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
tick-ing -by
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tick by

Questions

What does ticking by mean?
present participle and gerund of tick by

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