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clickety-click

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A rapid, rhythmic sound of alternating clicks, often such as typewriter keys or train wheels on tracks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, figuratively, informal

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Sixty-six.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: bingo, games

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a fast and rhythmic click-clack

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the clickety-clack of the typewriters

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clickety-clack

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: click-clack

History

Etymology

Reduplication of click, with the frequentative suffix -ety added in-between.