clicking sound

collocation in English

meaningsofclickandsound

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click
noun[C]
uk
/klɪk/us
/klɪk/
a short, ...
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sound
noun
uk
/saʊnd/us
/saʊnd/
something that you can hear or that can ...
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(Definition ofclickandsoundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclicking sound

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As the skull's edge slides beneath and out from the coronet, aclickingsoundis produced.
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The males apparently attract the females by aclickingsoundproduced by the elytra.
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Theclickingsounditself arises from the unexpected movement of the disk's read-write actuator.
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This is theclickingsoundaudible just before the burner actually lights.
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Bones lie scattered across the floor and theclickingsoundgrows fainter from within.
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Eland herds are accompanied by a loudclickingsoundthat has been subject to considerable speculation.
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Instead, they produce a sharpclickingsoundby snapping the hyoid bone in their throats.
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If challenged during the rut, a buck will emit aclickingsound.
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The mechanical relays emitted an audibleclickingsoundwhen they engaged and disengaged.
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The wooden panels have warped with age, and so make aclickingsound.
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This produces aclickingsound, and gives physical feedback for the typist indicating that the key has been depressed.
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A spring-loaded prostate tissue biopsy needle is then inserted into the prostate, making aclickingsound.
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The knees of many species of reindeer are adapted to produce aclickingsoundas they walk.
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The pendulum swings back and forth in tempo, while a mechanism inside the metronome produce aclickingsoundwith each oscillation.
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The compressional pulse originates in a transmitter at the top of the tool, which, when powered up on surface sounds like a rapidclickingsound.
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Hold in this position approximately 8 seconds (you may hear aclickingsoundduring this time), then return the clock to its normal upright position.
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They forage at night, navigating by echolocation in the same way as bats, but with a high-pitchedclickingsoundaudible to humans.
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The first syllable is a low growl that bubbles in the throat, and the second is aclickingsoundlike an amplified hiccup.
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Aclickingsoundsometimes produced by caecilians may be a means of orientation, as in bats, or a form of communication.
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Theclickingsoundused by equestrians to urge on their horses is a lateral click, although it is not a speech sound in that context.
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Only males produce their well-known calling song, aclickingsoundcaused by the contraction and relaxation of abdominal membranes (tymbal).
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This, and the cleat attached to the shoe bottom, make aclickingsoundwhen they come together and results in the waddle of the walking cyclist.
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