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clicking adjective [ ˈklɪkɪŋ ]

• making a a short, sharp sound.
• "the clicking cameras outside the church"

click verb

• make or cause to make a short, sharp sound as of a switch being operated or of two hard objects coming smartly into contact.
• "the key clicked in the lock and the door opened"
Similar: clink, clack, chink, snick, tick, snap, pop,
• select (an option on an electronic interface) by pressing a button or touching a screen.
• "click the left mouse button twice"
• become suddenly clear or understandable.
• "I wasn't used to such good treatment, then it clicked: we were wearing suits"
Similar: become clear, fall into place, come home to one, make sense, dawn, register, get through, sink in,
Origin: late 16th century (as a verb): imitative.


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