clickety-clack

[ klik-i-tee-klak ]
/ ˈklɪk ɪ tiˈklæk /

noun

a rhythmic, swiftly paced succession of alternating clicks and clacks, as the sound produced by the wheels of a train moving over tracks.

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Also called click·e·ty-click [klik-i-tee-klik]. /ˈklɪk ɪ tiˈklɪk/.

Origin of clickety-clack

First recorded in 1875–80; metrical compound from click1, clack

Words nearby clickety-clack

click, clickable, clickbait, click beetle, clicker, clickety-clack, click fraud, clickjacking, clicks-and-mortar, click stop, clickstream
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Example sentences from the Web for clickety-clack

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

    Life's Minor Collisions|Frances Warner