clicket
noun
(in some parts of England) a latch or catch for fastening something, or a key for such a latch.
clickety
-
a word derived from
clicket.
Example Sentences
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In another note, the words "clickety x click!" appeared next to hand-drawn flowers and the words "I love you".
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2019
For most of us, the clickety clack of a manual typewriter — or the gentler tapping of the IBM Selectric — are but memories, or something seen only in movies.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2019
But generate strong, powerful passion and it’s clickety click click, whether the issue is poor kids getting into Harvard or conspiracy theories about pizza parlors and pedophiles.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2019
Half-time reading: In case you missed this masterpiece by Daniel Harris, be about your business, clickety click.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2017
While she swam, she let out bursts of sound—clickety clickety click!—and listened for the echoes.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
