Definition of "ticking" in English

noun

1. A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.

noun

1. A sound of something ticking. (For example, the second hand on a clock face.)

2. An illusional style of dance where one moves his or her body to the "tic" of the music creating a strobe or animated effect.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of tick

   • a ticking time bomb

noun

1. A marking that occurs on some horses, involving white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail, called a skunk tail or rabicano, sometimes referred to as birdcatcher ticks.