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Clicking — Click Click (kl[i^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clicked} (kl[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clicking}.] [Prob. an onomatopoetic word: cf. OF. cliquier. {See Clack}, and cf. {Clink}, {Clique}.] To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clicking — noun A clicking sound or action … Wiktionary
clicking pneumothorax — pneumothorax in which there is a clicking sound synchronous with the heartbeat … Medical dictionary
clicking tinnitus — a type of objective tinnitus in which the patient hears a clicking sound, usually a sign of serous otitis media … Medical dictionary
clicking press — /ˈklɪkɪŋ prɛs/ (say kliking pres) noun a mechanised series of clicking knives used to press leather down into end grain hard wood …
clicking — A snapping, crepitant noise noted on excursions of the temporomandibular articulation, due to an asynchronous movement of the disk and condyle. * * * click·ing (klikґing) a series of clicks, such as the snapping, cracking, or crepitant noise… … Medical dictionary
clicking — klɪk n. short snapping sound; act of quickly pressing and releasing the mouse button (Computers) v. knock quickly, strike in a way that produces a short snapping sound; succeed (Slang); connect, make contact (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
clicking — clickˈing noun The action of the verb • • • Main Entry: ↑click … Useful english dictionary
clicking knife — noun A small knife, with a thin, flexible blade, used by clickers to cut leather … Wiktionary
clicking rale — a small, sticky, moist rale heard during inhalation, caused by the passage of air through secretions in the smaller bronchi … Medical dictionary
