click
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1.0
- noun
- /klɪk/
:
chasquido
- And to make it work, you just pop it in here until you hear a click just like that.
- an audible click
- click of a lock
- click stimuli
We go through and we do the drum tracks and there's no clicks to the stuff.
- We go through and we do the drum tracks and there's no clicks to the stuff.
- See if there's one more click I can get to.
- The slow click, click, click, it's very annoying.
- Nice packaging and it's like a little click up situation.
- No, no, there was never like a click.
Examples
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I thought of the click of the rails, the jingle of the wheels.
Fiction book (1990) -
Line it up and then push firmly from both sides until you hear a click on each end.
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We could hear the shuffling of cards and the click of ice in their tea glasses.
Fiction book (1992) -
Faul returned the blade and heard the quiet click as the guard locked in place.
Fiction book (1991) -
Perrin shut the cage door; the big lock made a sharp click as he refastened it.
Fiction book (1991) -
Nothing but the sound of windshield wipers and the click of a Zippo lighter.
Fiction book (1992) -
He pressed the top of the lid until he heard a click as it closed tightly.
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The technician listened for a reassuring click when the device was assembled.
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The door made a click sound when the lock engaged after it was turned.
Synonyms
34
2.0
A short light tapping sound from a clock or watch
19
5.3
A short, light sound made when glass or metal hit each other
18
6.4
A short, sharp high sound like metal being struck
12
4.4
A light clear ringing sound like a small bell
6
8.4
A light, clear ringing sound like a small bell or glass
1
8.6
A short high metal sound from a small hit
1
7.6
A short light ringing sound made by metal
Compounds
3
1.6
An action of pressing and releasing a mouse button once to choose or open something
1
7.6
A beetle that snaps its body to flip into the air and make a quick clicking sound
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Etymology
Click is the word for a 'short, sharp sound' such as a switch or latch makes, because people named the sound itself. So a click is the noise that often shows a part has moved or locked into place.