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单词 clickety
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clicketyadj.

Brit. /ˈklɪkᵻti/, U.S. /ˈklɪkᵻdi/
Forms: 1800s– clicketty, 1800s– clickety.
Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: click v.1, -ety suffix; clicket v., -y suffix1.
Etymology: Probably partly < click v.1 + -ety suffix, and partly < clicket v. + -y suffix1.
Consisting of or producing a click or clicking sound.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sharp or hard sound > [adjective] > click
clicking1650
clickety1881
1881 Kane (Pa.) Weekly Blade 6 Jan. There had been a pleasant clickety music from the neighboring field.
1914 W. De Morgan When Ghost meets Ghost ii. xiv. 613 The up-express..dragged her train over oily lines and clicketty lines.
1957 Irish Times 8 Nov. 6/6 On the first side there is an irritating clickety noise that is probably in the tape.
2015 E. F. Hickey Early Morning Light viii. 184 Her clickety boots went back out the bedroom door.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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