clickety-clackn.int.

Brit.

/ˌklɪkᵻtɪˈklak/, U.S.

/ˌklɪkᵻdiˈklæk/

Forms: 1800s– clicketty-clack, 1800s– clickety-clack, 1800s– clickitty-clack, 1800s– clickity-clack.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: click n.¹, -ety suffix, clack n.

Etymology: < click n.¹ + -ety suffix + clack n. Compare earlier click-clack n., and also clickety-click n.Compare also English regional (Somerset) click-to-clack (see click-clack n.).

A. n.

A combination or rhythmic succession of thinner, higher click sounds and deeper, more resonant clack sounds. Cf. clickety-click n.Often used to represent the sound of a railway train moving along the track.

ΚΠ

1803 J. Minshull Sprightly Widow i. i. 14 He sung his sweet Sall, Whilst the mill it went clack:..O, how Sall she did sing—It was clickity clack.

1860 Land 31 Mar. 204/2 I used to linger at the gate of the little croft, listening to every footstep of a horse on the road, until I heard the well-known clicketty-clack.

1938 O. Nash I'm Stranger here Myself 213 The clickety-clack of wheel on track.

1959 Times 27 Apr. (Rubber Industry Suppl.) p. vi/7 The persistent clickety-clack traditionally associated with railway travel.

2003 Org. Style Sept. 132/2 Their knives hitting cutting boards with a clickety-clack as they chop garlic, red peppers, and celery.

B. int.

Representing or suggesting a combination or rhythmic succession of click and clack sounds. Cf. clickety-click int.

ΚΠ

1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang at Clack The Miller he laid down on his back, Whilst his mill went clicketty clack.

1890 Friends' Intelligencer & Jrnl. 11 Oct. 654/1 With the familiar sound of clickety-clack, clickety-clack, we sped over the level prairies.

1928 Christian Sci. Monitor 5 Apr. 1/6 Click, clack, clickity clack! The familiar sound of horse's hoofs.

1988 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Sept. 1016/3 The high-speed printer begins to go clickety-clack.

2007 L. Bear Lines of Nation x. 277 On the train as it started moving—clickety-clack—I was in agony.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	clickety-clack
释义	clickety-clackn.int. Brit. /ˌklɪkᵻtɪˈklak/, U.S. /ˌklɪkᵻdiˈklæk/ Forms: 1800s– clicketty-clack, 1800s– clickety-clack, 1800s– clickitty-clack, 1800s– clickity-clack. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: click n.¹, -ety suffix, clack n. Etymology: < click n.¹ + -ety suffix + clack n. Compare earlier click-clack n., and also clickety-click n.Compare also English regional (Somerset) click-to-clack (see click-clack n.). A. n. A combination or rhythmic succession of thinner, higher click sounds and deeper, more resonant clack sounds. Cf. clickety-click n.Often used to represent the sound of a railway train moving along the track. ΚΠ 1803 J. Minshull Sprightly Widow i. i. 14 He sung his sweet Sall, Whilst the mill it went clack:..O, how Sall she did sing—It was clickity clack. 1860 Land 31 Mar. 204/2 I used to linger at the gate of the little croft, listening to every footstep of a horse on the road, until I heard the well-known clicketty-clack. 1938 O. Nash I'm Stranger here Myself 213 The clickety-clack of wheel on track. 1959 Times 27 Apr. (Rubber Industry Suppl.) p. vi/7 The persistent clickety-clack traditionally associated with railway travel. 2003 Org. Style Sept. 132/2 Their knives hitting cutting boards with a clickety-clack as they chop garlic, red peppers, and celery. B. int. Representing or suggesting a combination or rhythmic succession of click and clack sounds. Cf. clickety-click int. ΚΠ 1823 ‘J. Bee’ Slang at Clack The Miller he laid down on his back, Whilst his mill went clicketty clack. 1890 Friends' Intelligencer & Jrnl. 11 Oct. 654/1 With the familiar sound of clickety-clack, clickety-clack, we sped over the level prairies. 1928 Christian Sci. Monitor 5 Apr. 1/6 Click, clack, clickity clack! The familiar sound of horse's hoofs. 1988 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Sept. 1016/3 The high-speed printer begins to go clickety-clack. 2007 L. Bear Lines of Nation x. 277 On the train as it started moving—clickety-clack—I was in agony. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1803
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