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
The Orioles then added an infield hit when a ball ticked off Rendon’s glove.
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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
The 11-play, 78-yard drive again ate up valuable minutes, with 7:10 ticking off the clock.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2024
The things people choose to be ticked off about provide a few moments of entertainment!
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
He’s ticked off 41 states so far, and plans to run his last in Hartford, Connecticut, this October.
—Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2024
Another key aspect that’s often misunderstood is the difference between merely ticking off compliance checklists and actually building a comprehensive infosec program.
—Justin Rende, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Fiennes’s casting also speaks to the rarity of a celebrated film and stage actor with an appetite to tick off a personal Shakespearean bucket list.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Jason Reitman took over the directorial duties from his father Ivan, who passed away four months after the film’s premiere, and the whole thing very much feels like a son paying tribute to his dad while ticking off franchise boxes.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
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
The 11-play, 78-yard drive again ate up valuable minutes, with 7:10 ticking off the clock.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 20 Jan. 2024
The things people choose to be ticked off about provide a few moments of entertainment!
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
He’s ticked off 41 states so far, and plans to run his last in Hartford, Connecticut, this October.
—Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2024
Another key aspect that’s often misunderstood is the difference between merely ticking off compliance checklists and actually building a comprehensive infosec program.
—Justin Rende, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Fiennes’s casting also speaks to the rarity of a celebrated film and stage actor with an appetite to tick off a personal Shakespearean bucket list.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Jason Reitman took over the directorial duties from his father Ivan, who passed away four months after the film’s premiere, and the whole thing very much feels like a son paying tribute to his dad while ticking off franchise boxes.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Tick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tick%20off. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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