Examples of “ticking” in a Sentence

noun A tightly woven, durable fabric used to cover mattresses and pillows.

• She sewed a pillow cover from soft cotton ticking.
• Old feather beds were often wrapped in sturdy striped ticking to keep the down inside.
• The mattress ticking had a classic blue-and-white stripe.

noun A repeated clicking sound, like that of a clock.

• The steady ticking of the old watch filled the quiet room.
• We heard a faint ticking coming from inside the wall.
• The ticking of the clock kept her awake.