"clicking" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɪkɪŋ/ Forms: clickings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} clicking (plural clickings)
  1. The sound or action of a click. Categories (topical): Sounds
    Sense id: en-clicking-en-noun-p9RryiGh Disambiguation of Sounds: 49 51

Verb

IPA: /ˈklɪkɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪkɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} clicking
  1. present participle and gerund of click Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: click Categories (topical): Sounds Derived forms: double-clicking
    Sense id: en-clicking-en-verb-RlDEsxwn Disambiguation of Sounds: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 98 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 98

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for clicking meaning in English (2.3kB)

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