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
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At Meredith’s old house, Blue ticked off Simone by letting a guy who was barely an almost acquaintance crash there without telling her.
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
In today’s fast-moving, complex business environment, assembling the right team is more than just ticking off boxes of technical competencies or work experience.
—Melanie Hughes, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
After all, a lot of the same ingredients that tick off your skin (like fragrances and dyes) can have the same effect on your eyes, Sonia Kelley, OD, MS, a medical editor for All About Vision and an optometrist based in Ohio, tells SELF.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 3 Apr. 2025
Steinfeld then ticked off two compliments quickly before struggling for a third.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
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Charlie Mason, TVLine, 17 Apr. 2025
In today’s fast-moving, complex business environment, assembling the right team is more than just ticking off boxes of technical competencies or work experience.
—Melanie Hughes, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
After all, a lot of the same ingredients that tick off your skin (like fragrances and dyes) can have the same effect on your eyes, Sonia Kelley, OD, MS, a medical editor for All About Vision and an optometrist based in Ohio, tells SELF.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 3 Apr. 2025
Steinfeld then ticked off two compliments quickly before struggling for a third.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Tick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tick%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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