Use of ticking in Sentences. 29 Examples

The examples include ticking at the start of sentence, ticking at the end of sentence and ticking in the middle of sentence

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ticking at the end of sentence


  1. He was conscious of a clock ticking.
  2. I lay there listening to the clock ticking .
  3. At 35, Kate's biological clock was ticking .
  4. In the silence we could hear the clock ticking.

ticking in the middle of sentence


  1. The engine was just ticking over.
  2. His business is just ticking over.
  3. The market is at least ticking over.
  4. Everything is ticking over smoothly.
  5. The teletype is ticking out messages.
  6. They got a ticking off from the police.
  7. Her attitude is really ticking me off.
  8. She gave the boys a severe ticking off.
  9. The business is just about ticking over.
  10. I gave her a real ticking off yesterday.
  11. Meanwhile the minutes kept ticking away.
  12. We need a decision - time's ticking away.
  13. Our sales are ticking over nicely this month.
  14. Just keep things ticking over while I'm away.
  15. I've left the car with the engine ticking over.
  16. It's important to keep your brain ticking over.
  17. Carville began ticking off points on his fingers.
  18. The business is ticking over nicely at the moment.
  19. Jane will keep things ticking over while I'm away.
  20. While we waited the taxi's meter kept ticking away.
  21. Morrison had kept things ticking over in my absence.
  22. The cab was waiting outside, the engine ticking over.
  23. Very slowly he moved forward, the engine ticking over.
  24. Ellen heard the loud ticking of the clock in the hall.
  25. The taxi waited, its motor running, the meter ticking away.

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