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clicking

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click

Noun

∙ A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock or a latch, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand.
∙ An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure. phonetics
∙ Sound made by a dolphin.
∙ The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.
∙ The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
- ∙ A single instance of content on the internet being accessed. by extension

Verb

∙ To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click. transitive
∙ (direct and indirect) To press and release (a button on a computer mouse). transitive, computing
∙ To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button. transitive, computing
∙ To visit a web site. transitive, computing, advertising
∙ To navigate by clicking a mouse button. intransitive, computing
∙ To emit a click. intransitive
∙ To click the left button of a computer mouse while pointing. intransitive
∙ To make sense suddenly. intransitive
∙ To get on well. intransitive
∙ To tick. dated, intransitive

Interjection

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Noun

∙ A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion.
∙ The latch of a door. Britain, dialect

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