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
So as the final seconds ticked off and Staley came to shake hands, Auriemma expressed his displeasure and then left the court without shaking hands with any of the South Carolina players.
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Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
The first of those had been ticked off on Thursday evening, with Gyokeres scoring a hat-trick against Ukraine as part of a superb team performance.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
By the time the final seconds ticked off the clock, many Houston fans had cleared out and the Illinois supporters stood and cheered as their team celebrated.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Students and staff can tick off a list of Kennedy’s recent accomplishments, including that its girls basketball team won the city league championship this winter and its JROTC team is competing at nationals.
—Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
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Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
The first of those had been ticked off on Thursday evening, with Gyokeres scoring a hat-trick against Ukraine as part of a superb team performance.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
By the time the final seconds ticked off the clock, many Houston fans had cleared out and the Illinois supporters stood and cheered as their team celebrated.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Students and staff can tick off a list of Kennedy’s recent accomplishments, including that its girls basketball team won the city league championship this winter and its JROTC team is competing at nationals.
—Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Tick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tick%20off. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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