4 entries under this word
[imp. & p. p. CLICKED (klĭkt); p. pr. & vb. n. CLICKING.] [D. klikken, O. Fr. cliquer, an onomatopoetic word.] To make a small, sharp noise, as by a gentle striking; to tick. The solemn death-watch clicked the hour she died. Gay. The varnished clock that clicked behind the door. Goldsmith.
v. t. [A-S.] To snatch or seize hastily. [Eng.] Halliwell.
n. 1. A small, sharp sound.
Sense 2. A kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth with which it is in contact, whereby a sharp, clicking sound is produced. They are four in number, and are called cerebral, palatal, dental, and lateral clucks, the latter being the noise ordinarily used in urging a horse forward.
n. [From D. klink, Icel. klinka, Ger. klinke, whence O. Fr. cliche, clichet, and cliquet.]