noun
- plural of ticking; strong cotton or linen fabric used for covering mattresses and pillows
- plural of ticking; series of short, sharp sounds like those made by a clock
Examples
- The store sold various tickings for mattress covers.
- She chose striped tickings for the new pillows.
- The clockmaker had several rolls of mattress tickings in his workshop.
- We could hear the tickings of multiple clocks in the antique shop.
- The tickings from the grandfather clock echoed through the hall.
- Different tickings were available in blue and white stripes.