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clicking

KLIK-ing/ˈklɪkɪŋ/

2 meanings of clicking

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of click. Use this form for something happening right now or as an ongoing action.

    She kept clicking the mouse until the page finally loaded.

    The kids were clicking their pens all through the lesson.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    A short, sharp tapping sound, or the act of making it.

    Like the tick-tick a clock makes.

    The clicking of the keyboard kept me awake last night.

    I heard a faint clicking coming from the engine.

    Similarticking, clacking, tapping, clatter

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clicking is a form of click

click, verb: To press a mouse button or tap a screen to choose something, open a link, or move around a website. Full entry

Forms
clickclicks he/she/itclicking -ing formclicked past tense, past participle
Spelling
click → clicking: add -ing

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