The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TICKING
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More clues leading to the result TICKING
- Drivers finally escaping from being jammed, indicating right
- Coarse material seeing nervous response in front of ruler
- Mattress can’t be used in this condition — or carpeting
- Choosing // strong fabric
- Cloth left withdrawn in applying a light, sensuous touch?
- Fabric used to make a pillowcase like a time bomb?
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What does TICKING mean?
TICKING noun- A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.
- To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.
- To make a tick or checkmark.
- To work or operate, especially mechanically.
- To strike gently; to pat.
- To add a bird to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).
- To go on trust, or credit.
- To give tick; to trust.
- A sound of something ticking.
- An illusional style of dance where one moves his or her body to the "tic" of the music creating a strobe or animated effect.
- A marking that occurs on some horses. It involves white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail, called a skunk tail or rabicano. Sometimes referred to as birdcatcher ticks.