tick off
verb
ticked off; ticking off; ticks off
1
: to make angry or indignant
the cancellation really ticked me off
Examples of tick off in a Sentence
she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised
it really ticks me off when someone says something like that
Recent Examples on the Web
On the other there were the people ticked off by the knowledge that there was any backlash at all.
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Richard Lawler, The Verge, 16 May 2024
As the final seconds ticked off the clock at the Class 2A girls basketball state championship game, the Francis Scott Key faithful in attendance at the University of Maryland’s Xfinity Center gave Drew Watkins one final standing ovation before the Eagles fell to Hammond, 65-46.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2024
Heiskanen had hos point shot tick off a defender’s stick and into the top corner for his third of the playoffs.
—Field Level Media, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
Since closing, Johnson’s been making the media rounds, ticking off his list of complaints about the city.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
And company executives ticked off a string of other metrics and milestones intended to show the progress being made in streaming.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
Residents at council meetings have ticked off their concerns: more marijuana odor, the potential for impaired driving andnormalizing cannabis use to children who see stores on their way to school.
—Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
The Orioles then added an infield hit when a ball ticked off Rendon’s glove.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 28 Mar. 2024
However, one last item had to be ticked off her bucket list.
—Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Richard Lawler, The Verge, 16 May 2024
As the final seconds ticked off the clock at the Class 2A girls basketball state championship game, the Francis Scott Key faithful in attendance at the University of Maryland’s Xfinity Center gave Drew Watkins one final standing ovation before the Eagles fell to Hammond, 65-46.
—Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2024
Heiskanen had hos point shot tick off a defender’s stick and into the top corner for his third of the playoffs.
—Field Level Media, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
Since closing, Johnson’s been making the media rounds, ticking off his list of complaints about the city.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
And company executives ticked off a string of other metrics and milestones intended to show the progress being made in streaming.
—Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
Residents at council meetings have ticked off their concerns: more marijuana odor, the potential for impaired driving andnormalizing cannabis use to children who see stores on their way to school.
—Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2024
The Orioles then added an infield hit when a ball ticked off Rendon’s glove.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 28 Mar. 2024
However, one last item had to be ticked off her bucket list.
—Assile Toufaily, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Tick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tick%20off. Accessed 27 May. 2024.
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