double-click
[ duhb-uhl-klik ]
verb (used without object)
to click a mouse button twice in rapid succession, as to open a program or select a file: Double-click on the desktop icon.
verb (used with object)
to double-click (a mouse button) or double-click (a program, file, etc.)
Origin of double-click
1First recorded in 1980–85
Other words from double-click
- dou·ble click, noun
Words Nearby double-click
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How to use double-click in a sentence
There was a double click and the bonds tightened painfully, pressing the chafed red skin white.
The Escape of Mr. Trimm | Irvin S. CobbWhether his acute sense of hearing had enabled him to locate the point whence came the double click, Larry did not wait to see.
Blazing Arrow | Edward S. EllisNext minute I heard the double click of a cannon and my hair sat up.
The Lock And Key Library | VariousThen came a double click, and Jesse Pelter found himself handcuffed.
The Rover Boys in Business | Arthur M. WinfieldA double click followed, a familiar sound to Durham—the click of snapping handcuffs.
The Rider of Waroona | Firth Scott
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