n.坚质条纹棉布或亚麻布；（指钟表发出的）滴答响声
v.发出滴答声，打勾（tick的现在分词）
sticking───adj.粘的；有粘性的；v.刺入；伸出；（非正式）使支付；粘住；坚持；（非正式）接受（stick的现在分词）
tickling───n.自旋挠痒法；反馈；v.使发痒（tickle的ing形式）
tricking───n.欺骗；装饰；v.戏弄（trick的现在分词）
-icking───n.伊京（德国地名）
kicking───n.踢腿；反撞；adj.活泼热烈的；激动人心的；令人兴奋的；v.踢；反冲；加速；活跃（kick的现在分词）
licking───v.舔尝，舔湿；（火舌）舔食；（波浪）轻卷；（微风）轻拂；轻松战胜；揍，打败（lick的现在分词）；n.惨败；痛打
nicking───n.基因巧合；血管局部缩窄；v.刻痕于；轻伤；攻击（nick的现在分词）
picking───n.采摘；掘，撬开；采得物；赃物；vt.采摘，挑选，挑剔（pick的ing形式）
ricking───n.干草堆；扭伤；柴垛；桶架；v.把……堆成垛；扭伤；n.(Rick)（英、美、德）里克（人名）
Ellen heard the loud ticking of the clock in the hall.───埃伦听见大厅的钟滴答滴答地大声走着。
The clock is ticking.───台钟在滴答滴答地响。
In the silence we could hear the clock ticking.───寂静中，我们能听到钟表滴答作响。
The "ticking " of the clock was the only sound that greeted him , for not a soul remained.───（单纯词）迎接他的只有“嘀嘀嗒嗒”的钟声，因为再也没有一个人留下了（重叠式词组）。
Look, I know I'm just a sophomore, but I can feel the clock ticking away, and I don't want to leave high school with nothing to show for it.───我知道，我只是个高二的学生。但我感觉时间在一分一秒流逝，我不想整个高中碌碌无为。
A manager of a shop was ticking off one of his staffs . "l saw you were arguing with a customer . "───一个商店的经理正在给他的一个员工训话，“我刚才看见你正在和一个顾客争吵。”
Ms McCrumb does not mind waitressing for a bit as she decides what to do with her life, but the clock is ticking.───麦克拉姆并不介意当一段时间的服务员，这期间她可以决定自己想要什么样的生活，但是时间十分紧迫。
But he did not dare open his mouth, just sat there stiffly, listening to the unhurried ticking of the wall clock.───可是他没有敢开口。他一直那么规矩地坐着不动，听着挂钟沉缓的响声。
It would be like trying to make the hands of clock move backwards to its ticking.───这无异是想使时钟的指针向后倒转。