'Ticking' definitions:

Definition of 'ticking'

(from WordNet)
noun
A metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock" [syn: tick, ticking]
noun
A strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers

Definition of 'Ticking'

From: GCIDE
  • Tick \Tick\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ticked; p. pr. & vb. n. Ticking.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken, LG. ticken.]
  • 1. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To strike gently; to pat. [1913 Webster]
  • Stand not ticking and toying at the branches. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ticking'

From: GCIDE
  • Ticking \Tick"ing\, n. [From Tick a bed cover. Cf. Ticken.] A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called also ticken. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]