Clicking

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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