ticker
/ˈtɪkə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈtɪkə/
ticker
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final r is pronounced in US English
tic - ker -> ticker
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
နှလုံး။ His ticker's not very strong.
❏ ticker-tape n [U] (esp US ) (က) (စက်မှ အလိုအလျောက် မရပ်မနားတစ်ဆက်တည်း နှိပ်ထုတ်ပေးသည့်) သတင်းအချက် အလက်များ ပါသော စက္ကူတိပ်ပြားရှည်။ read the stock market prices off the ticker-tape.
(ခ) (ချီးမြှောက်ဂုဏ်ပြုလိုသူ ကို ကြိုဆိုသည့် အနေဖြင့် တိုက်မြင့်ပေါ်မှကြဲချသည့်) ယင်းစက္ကူ တိပ်ပြား။ get a ticker-tape reception.
More examples
- ‘The ticker works perfectly well, telling the time in the normal way - except that the second hand runs backwards.’
- ‘The club's annual Christmas Fair will take place in the Castlecourt Hotel on the 2nd December and tickers will be on sale at €10.’
- ‘He said, ‘I've got a dodgy ticker - or had previously’.’
- ‘A few weeks before the vote on November 7, the buzz goes, Cheney will announce his resignation, ostensibly because of signs of new trouble with his ticker.’
- ‘He lacked the political ticker to take on the unions, he basked in the Olympic-reflected glory without harnessing its potential long-term benefits, and he presided over never-ending hospital waiting lists.’
- ‘Somebody lube up the paddles, my ticker needs a jolt.’
- ‘And the heart people say aspirin is awfully good for the old ticker.’
- ‘The build up of waste in his body would have caused heart failure (given he has a dicky ticker anyway).’
- ‘When, two years ago, Mortimer gave us Rumpole Rests His Case, with its last story featuring our hero being carted off horizontal with a dodgy ticker, there was much lamenting.’
- ‘What's more, my ticker isn't pounding, my pins are unjellified and, to paraphrase a tune the 32-year-old has covered beautifully, he isn't giving me fever.’
- ‘The question is, does he have the ticker to push for it?’
- ‘The interesting question now is this: has Mr Howard got the ticker?’
- ‘Yesterday was another day, and although the line-up has looked decidedly weak since David Bowie developed problems with his ticker, there was still plenty for every taste.’
- ‘Fit or not, it's time to wise up and listen to your ticker.’
- ‘News tickers have quoted IOC officials questioning whether the Salt Lake Games should go on if the host country is at war.’
- ‘The network quickly switched to an all-service format showing phone numbers and Red Cross information over the ticker instead of prices.’
- ‘Overall, flavors in dairy products continue to be a ticker worth watching as an indication of how to give consumers the flavors they desire in new and innovative products.’
- ‘Those that utilize a full-time Internet connection, including a weather report and a stock ticker, are more interesting but still not terribly new.’
- ‘In the upper left corner is Fox's omnipresent American flag, and at the bottom the news ticker, which further distracts from serious concentration or analysis.’
- ‘Companies could sell subscriptions and place ads inside customized traffic information, weather reports, or sports tickers.’
Synonyms
Big Ben, Molotov cocktail, alarm, analog watch, atom bomb, bombshell, cardiac organ, charge, chroniker, chronograph, chronometer, clock, device, digital watch, exploding weapon, explosive, grenade, hourglass, hydrogen bomb, metronome, mine, missile, nuclear bomb, pendulum, pocket watch, projectile, rocket, shell, stopwatch, sundial, tattler, tick-tock, timekeeper, timekeeping device, timemarker, timepiece, timer, torpedo, turnip, vascular organ, watch, wristwatch
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