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verb (1)

Definition of ticking (off)next
present participle of tick (off)
as in listing
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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ticking off

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verb (2)

present participle of tick off
1
as in admonishing
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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2
as in infuriating
to make angry it really ticks me off when someone says something like that

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Recent Examples of ticking (off)
Verb
In 2022, Richard Sutcliffe finally realised a 40-year ambition by ticking off his few remaining grounds in a five-part series for The Athletic. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Uber is out with its annual Lost & Found Index, ticking off the items riders leave behind on the car seat. — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 6 June 2026 Whether taking on twisty roads, cruising around city streets, or ticking off miles on the highway, the Speedster rode well and exhibited no discernable cowl shake or flex. — Peter Nelson, Robb Report, 27 May 2026 But this should not be a matter of ticking off the boxes to rush an execution of someone who has a real claim of innocence, and the Supreme Court should be very cautious about sanctioning an approach where the state is prioritizing speed over the cause of justice. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026 Disney even launched a live-countdown clock that’s ticking off the months, days, hours, minutes and seconds until the film’s mid-December premiere. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026 On Friday night against the San Antonio Spurs, seconds were ticking off the clock and Kawhi Leonard had the ball in his hands and an opportunity to win the game. — Janis Carr, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026 Preparing for a Super Bowl watch party, or tailgate spread, means ticking off a list of classic menu items. — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026 Jornet reached the final stretch of Colorado peaks on after methodically ticking off the ten 14ers in the Sangre de Cristo Range. — Jayme Moye, Outside, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ticking (off)
  1. listing
  2. admonishing
  3. infuriating
  4. reciting
  5. reprimanding
  6. angering
  7. detailing
  8. getting on
Verb
  • Investors are also betting on a future DeepSeek listing in the mainland, said Wayne Shiong, managing partner at Argo Venture Partners, as the startup risks an exodus of senior engineers without financial incentives to stay.
    — Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Unbeknownst to her, Rubinger had written 23 oxycodone prescriptions for her husband over a two-year period listing her as the patient, according to the DEA and Kelly Davis.
    — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of listing
Verb
  • Regardless, this issue could have resolved if the Giants had issued a statement straight away either defending their players’ First Amendment right to express their views or admonishing them for violating the term of the CBA.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • In the viral video after the shooting, neighbors can be heard angrily admonishing officers for killing the dog.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Definition of admonishing
Verb
  • There are a variety of reasons for this — from reasonable to infuriating — why those who paid higher prices won’t be getting refunds.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • These are eight facts about women in medical research that are downright insane, infuriating and, in some cases, just unbelievable.
    — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of infuriating
Verb
  • Bowie allegedly told other users about her oath and shared the audio file of her reciting the pledge with them.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The process can take many forms – journaling, reciting the Psalm, YouTubing the Shofar, giving tzedakah, meditating, reading.
    — Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of reciting
Verb
  • The audience awkwardly chuckles, and Scovel, eyes still closed, begins reprimanding them.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Her Volumnia bellows at her meek daughter-in-law, Virgilia (Justine Faith) as though reprimanding an incompetent private.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of reprimanding
Verb
  • Still, in a great credit to their organization, the Kansas City Chiefs stuck by him while others may have immediately cut him to avoid angering the sports media mob.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • On the second day of the Test, Woodfull was hit over the heart by Larwood, angering the 50,000-strong partisan crowd.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of angering
Verb
  • May 19 Just three months before her death, Panettiere releases her candid memoir detailing the progression of a once-exciting, new relationship that quickly escalated into years of domestic violence.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The cruise line submitted a subsequent report detailing a range of corrective actions, from rewashing coffee urns to discarding the tray of bread where the fly was found.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of detailing
Verb
  • And none of it seems close to being solved despite the 49ers getting on a plane to Australia in less than two weeks for the season opener against the Rams, who many expect to have Aaron Donald back from retirement.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The plaintiffs requested an injunction to block the referendum from even getting on the ballot, but Judge Walsh said their arguments did not meet the standards for an injunction and denied their request.
    — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of getting on

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“Ticking (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ticking%20%28off%29. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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