klikken — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
klikken is used for these senses in English:
- click (GUI) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
- tattle (intransitive, Canada, US, pejorative) Often said of children: to report incriminating information about another person, or a person's wrongdoing in an annoying fashion, usually to a person in a position of authority over the accused person; to tell on somebody. [from late 15th c.]
- tell on (usually childish) To inform on, to rat out; to tell a person in authority that someone else has done something wrong.
click — full definition
- noun A short, sharp sound, like that made by a switch, latch, or a mouse button.
- verb To press and release a button on a computer mouse, or to select something on a screen this way.
- verb To suddenly make sense or become clear.
- verb To get along well with someone right away.
tattle — full definition
- verb To gossip or chatter, especially about other people's business.
- verb (especially of children) To report someone else's misbehaviour to an adult or authority figure.
- noun Idle gossip, or a piece of tale-telling about someone's wrongdoing.