Click \Click\ (kl[i^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clicked}
(kl[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clicking}.] [Prob. an
onomatopoetic word: cf. OF. cliquier. {See Clack}, and cf.
{Clink}, {Clique}.]
To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such
noises), as by gentle striking; to tick.
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The varnished clock that clicked behind the door.
--Goldsmith.
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