as in listed
to specify one after another
ticked off everything she would need to buy while her daughter wrote the items down on a list
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as in admonished
to criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault
she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised
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as in angered
to make angry
it really ticks me off when someone says something like that
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Recent Examples of ticked (off)
Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Rihanna was thought to be ticked off at the Met Gala Monday, when her longtime partner A$AP Rocky was seen talking to a woman, which the internet believed rubbed the superstar the wrong way.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Thirty seconds later, Faber’s shot from the point ticked off Heiskanen’s glove and past Oettinger, tying up the game 1-1.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
That team played with a bag of Doritos on its shoulder, ticked off by every slight.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Oh my gosh, ticked off is not the appropriate word.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Earlier this month, the Hilton Reum family ticked off another milestone when London and Phoenix skied for the first time at Yellowstone.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
So as the final seconds ticked off and Staley came to shake hands, Auriemma expressed his displeasure and then left the court without shaking hands with any of the South Carolina players.
—Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
By the time the final seconds ticked off the clock, many Houston fans had cleared out and the Illinois supporters stood and cheered as their team celebrated.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Which brings us to Kyle Busch — who was really ticked off Sunday.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Rihanna was thought to be ticked off at the Met Gala Monday, when her longtime partner A$AP Rocky was seen talking to a woman, which the internet believed rubbed the superstar the wrong way.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Thirty seconds later, Faber’s shot from the point ticked off Heiskanen’s glove and past Oettinger, tying up the game 1-1.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
That team played with a bag of Doritos on its shoulder, ticked off by every slight.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Oh my gosh, ticked off is not the appropriate word.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Earlier this month, the Hilton Reum family ticked off another milestone when London and Phoenix skied for the first time at Yellowstone.
—Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
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.
—Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle, 3 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
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“Ticked (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ticked%20%28off%29. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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