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ticking off — UK US noun [singular] british informal an occasion when someone speaks angrily to a person who has done something wrong Thesaurus: criticisms and accusationssynonym * * * ˌticking ˈoff [ticking off] … Useful english dictionary
ticking off — n give sb a ticking off BrE informal to tell someone angrily that you are annoyed with them or disapprove of something they have done = ↑tick off … Dictionary of contemporary English
ticking off — noun singular BRITISH INFORMAL an occasion when someone speaks angrily to a person who has done something wrong … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ticking-off — ticking offˈ noun (slang) A reprimand • • • Main Entry: ↑tick … Useful english dictionary
ticking off — tickings off N COUNT: usu sing If you give someone a ticking off, you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong. [BRIT, INFORMAL] They got a ticking off from the police. Syn: telling off … English dictionary
ticking off — noun give sb a ticking off BrE informal to tell someone that you disapprove of something they have done see also: tick off tick 2 … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ticking off — Noun. A reprimand. E.g. I got a right ticking off from the headmaster, and he s going to tell my mum aswell. See tick off (verb) … English slang and colloquialisms
ticking off — UK / US noun [singular] British informal an occasion when someone speaks angrily to a person who has done something wrong … English dictionary
Ticking time bomb scenario — The ticking time bomb scenario is a thought experiment that has been used in the ethics debate over whether torture can ever be justified. Simply stated, the consequentialist argument is that nations, even those such as the United States that… … Wikipedia
ticking — tick·ing || tɪkɪŋ n. clicking, tapping tɪk n. ticking sound; credit; small parasitic bloodsucking arachnid which can sometimes be the carrier of infectious diseases; light mattress; cover of a mattress or pillow; mark that indicates that… … English contemporary dictionary
