"click one's fingers" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: clicks one's fingers [present, singular, third-person], clicking one's fingers [participle, present], clicked one's fingers [participle, past], clicked one's fingers [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=click one's fingers}} click one's fingers (third-person singular simple present clicks one's fingers, present participle clicking one's fingers, simple past and past participle clicked one's fingers)
  1. To pull or push one's fingers so that they make a cracking noise. Synonyms: crack one's knuckles Related terms: snap one's fingers
    Sense id: en-click_one's_fingers-en-verb-OS9vPsaj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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