clickety-clack

noun

click·​ety-clack

¦klikətē¦klak

variants or clickety-click

-klik

: a rhythmic usually fast click-clack

the clickety-clack of the wheels along the railroad track

the clickety-clack of typewriters

Word History

Etymology

alteration of click-clack entry 1

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