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clickety-clack

[klik-i-tee-klak]
noun
  1. a rhythmic, swiftly paced succession of alternating clicks and clacks, as the sound produced by the wheels of a train moving over tracks.

Origin of clickety-clack

First recorded in 1875–80; metrical compound from click1, clack
Also called click·e·ty-click [klik-i-tee-klik] /ˈklɪk ɪ tiˈklɪk/.
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Historical Examples of clickety-clack

  • I was plunged on the first day—not into “clickety-clack,” but “slippety-slip.”