clicks

Noun

click (plural clicks)

1. A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch.
   • As I turned the key, the lock gave a click and the door opened.
2. (UK) The act of snapping one's fingers.
3. An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.
   • tsk is a click in English.

   Synonyms:

   click consonant

4. The sound made by a dolphin.
5. The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.
6. The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.

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