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The correct spelling is click.
How to pronounce click
/klɪk/
nounIPA: /klɪk/
Say it like: Cli-k
The correct spelling is click. 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 swi… For example: "I turned the key, the lock gave a click and the door opened; a click of one’s fingers"
Usage Examples
“I turned the key, the lock gave a click and the door opened; a click of one’s fingers”
“Visit a location, call, or click www.example.com.”
“From the home page, click through to the Products section.”
Meanings
noun
- 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, or a finger pressed against the thumb and then released to strike the hand.
- 2.An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.
- 3.Sound made by a dolphin.
- 4.The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.
- 5.The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
verb
- 1.To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.
- 2.To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).
- 3.To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.
- 4.To visit a web site.
- 5.To navigate by clicking a mouse button.
interjection
- 1.The sound of a click.
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