Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ticking over

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
tick-ing over
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tick over

Questions

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

How to pronounce ticking over

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