klicken

16th century, from Middle High German *klicken, attested in zerklicken (“to break an eggshell”). Either cognate with or analogous to Dutch klikken (15th c.), English click (16th c.), French cliquer (14th c.). All ultimately imitative. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English.

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɪkən/, [ˈklɪ.kŋ̍], [-k(ə)n]

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• Rhymes: -ɪkŋ̩

klicken (weak, third-person singular present klickt, past tense klickte, past participle geklickt, auxiliary haben) (intransitive)

1. to click (make a clear sound, as of a lock being closed, or two marbles striking each other)

   Zunächst war der Dieb geflüchtet, doch wenig später klickten die Handschellen.

   The thief had absconded at first, but handcuffs clicked shut shortly later.

2. (computing) to click (with a mouse)

• klacken
• klick (interjection)
• Klick m

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• klécken

Onomatopoeic. Compare German klicken, Dutch klikken, English click.

• IPA^(key): /ˈklikən/

klicken (third-person singular present klickt, past participle geklickt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (intransitive) to click (make a clicking sound)
2. (intransitive) to click (a computer mouse button)

• uklicken

klicken

1. definite singular of klick