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"To create a cracking or clicking sound with one’s fingers by building tension between the thumb and another finger (middle, index, or ring) and then moving that finger forcefully downward so it hits the thenar eminence of the same hand at a high speed."
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"roman": "štrakam s prǎsti",
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"sense": "create a sound with one's fingers",
"word": "napsauttaa sormiaan"
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"word": "claquer les doigts"
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"sense": "create a sound with one's fingers",
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"alt": "ゆびをならす",
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"roman": "yubi o narasu",
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"roman": "son'garag-eul twinggida",
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"word": "손가락을 튕기다"
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"word": "estalar os dedos"
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"word": "knäppa fingrarna"
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"word": "snap one's fingers"
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