clicking

verb

present participle of click
1
as in communing
to form a close personal relationship we just clicked from the moment we met

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Relevance
2
as in succeeding
to turn out as planned or desired sometimes an idea simply clicks

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Recent Examples of clicking Before clicking, check the advertiser by selecting the three dots next to a Google search ad. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 While the imposing box set itself is a portable 12-pound film school and an instant status symbol on your shelf, there’s no shame in clicking over for a preview. — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Hutch said, pointing his forefinger and clicking his big thumb. — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 Offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel’s system doesn’t seem to be clicking, and a defense that was expected to be a strength hasn’t gotten going at all. — Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026 Our wider communities can read the short piece by simply clicking a link that can be texted to them. — Katrina Stack, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026 Only 1% of visits involved clicking a link inside the summary itself. — Gaetano Romeo, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The keys are nearly silent, and the mouse is similarly quiet, producing little noise when clicking or scrolling. — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026 An Unbalanced Fan Wobbling can cause parts to shift or tap against one another, creating a clicking sound. — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicking
  1. communing
  2. succeeding
  3. relating
  4. going
Verb
  • But that’s preferable to the movie’s swerve into saccharine grief therapy, as Jay starts communing with Mitt once the dead dad and the whale become a single soul.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
  • For well-heeled, globe-trotting diners, Noma offered an escape from modernity and the sensation of communing with something more elemental and earthbound.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of communing
Verb
  • Martinez's comments have put United's leadership in the spotlight again and have broken the sense of calm at Old Trafford that Carrick had overseen since succeeding Amorim.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Ivo Sacchi, who spearheaded UMG’s Switzerland and Austria operations, is leaving, with Ulf Zick succeeding him.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of succeeding
Verb
  • Conflict with Indigenous peoples on the Maine frontier had sent traumatized refugees into the region, relating horror stories of attacks on their homes.
    — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Vollmann was also pessimistic, relating that feeling comes from more than America’s current political issues, but also from the world’s environmental problems.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of relating
Verb
  • Ryu wins the first time, but the brothers have a falling out and start a beef with a demon named Akuna before going their separate ways.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The company explicitly framed the ultra-high-tech monster as the roadmap for a rollout of seven new road-going models destined for global markets over the next four years.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of going

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“Clicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicking. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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