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ticking (off)verb1present participle of tick (off) to specify one after anotherticked off everything she would need to buy while her daughter wrote the items down on a list detailing, enumerating, itemizing, listing, numerating, reciting, reeling off, rehearsing outliningtabulating, tallyingcataloging(or cataloguing), inventoryingcharting, diagramming(or diagraming), graphingcalculating, computing, estimating, figuring, reckoningciting, mentioning, naming generalizing to criticize (someone) so as to correct a faultshe royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised admonishing, chiding, rebuking, reprimanding, reproaching, reproving berating, castigating, chewing out, dressing down, flaying, haranguing, jawing, keelhauling, lambasting, lecturing, railing (at or against), rating, scolding, scoring, upbraidingabusing, assailing, attacking, bad-mouthing, blaming, blasting, censuring, condemning, criticizing, crucifying, denouncing, dissing(slang), excoriating, faulting, knocking, lashing, panning, reprehending, slammingbelittling, deprecating, disparaging, minimizing, mocking, putting downderiding, ridiculing, scoffing, scorning burning one's ears, getting after, getting on approving, endorsing(also indorsing), OK'ing(or okaying), sanctioningapplauding, extolling, hailing, lauding, praising, saluting, touting to make angryit really ticks me off when someone says something like that angering, enraging, incensing, inflaming(also enflaming), infuriating, iring, maddening, madding, outraging, rankling, riling, roiling, steaming up affronting, aggravating, annoying, burning (up), crossing, exasperating, getting, huffing, irritating, miffing, nettling, offending, peeving, piquing, provoking, putting out, ruffling, vexingantagonizing, embittering, envenoming getting one's goat, rubbing the wrong way delighting, gratifying, pleasing allaying, assuaging, relievingcomforting, consoling, soothingappeasing, conciliating, mollifying, pacifying, placatingcalming, lulling, quieting, settlingbeguiling, bewitching, captivating, charming, disarming, enchanting |