klicken.
to click (make a clear sound, as of a lock being closed, or two marbles striking each other)
Meaning & usage
to click (make a clear sound, as of a lock being closed, or two marbles striking each other)
Zunächst war der Dieb geflüchtet, doch wenig später klickten die Handschellen.
to click (with a mouse)
to click (with a mouse) to buy or reserve (something, especially convention tickets) in an online shop
Nach drei Stunden in der Warteschlange stehen konntest du dir endlich zwei Tickets klicken.
Where this word comes from
16th century, from Middle High German *klicken, attested in zerklicken (“to break an eggshell”). Either cognate with or analogous to Dutch klikken (15th c.), English click (16th c.), French cliquer (14th c.). All ultimately imitative. The computing sense is a semantic loan from English.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.