clicking

present participle of click

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clicking Continue checking the sender and web address before clicking anything. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Listen to the full interview by clicking the play button above. Leila Fadel, NPR, 30 July 2026 As is the norm with these services, clicking the ban icon prevents a song or artist from appearing. Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026 The trackpad changes more noticeably; in part to make room for the bigger battery, Framework has shifted from a trackpad with a physical clicking mechanism to a haptic trackpad that uses vibrations to simulate clicking. ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026 When comedy writer Sean Clements heard about a local turf war involving the low-impact sport, his brain started clicking. William Earl, Variety, 24 July 2026 Traffic generated by agents that actually take action on the web, like clicking links and filling out forms, grew 7,851% year over year, according to cybersecurity firm HUMAN Security’s 2026 State of AI Traffic & Cyberthreat Benchmark Report. Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 23 July 2026 But a new-look offense clicking in Week 1 against arguably the best secondary in the country? Pete Sampson, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Clinicians begin clicking through rather than clicking thoughtfully. Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicking
Verb
  • Even so, in a digital world increasingly impacted by algorithms and all manner of AI, the allure of performers and music fans communing — live and in real time — cannot be underestimated.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026
  • But the main event was Madonna communing with the nearly 3,000 fans at the premiere, most of whom have followed her for decades.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Even despite all this, the task force observes that defensive arrays might be insufficient to stop rogue drone operators from succeeding in their goals.
    Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Howe was appointed in November 2021, succeeding Steve Bruce when Newcastle were 19th in the Premier League, shortly after a consortium led by PIF completed its takeover of the club.
    David Ornstein, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Presenting one idea, and then relating it back to something political.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 July 2026
  • Its symbols represent a mathematical formula relating the time periods of celestial bodies’ motions in the sky.
    Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • To keep the business going, the family has increasingly turned to restoring old bells, often with the help of modern technologies.
    Philipp Jenne, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • The plush foam footbed and deep heel cup feel even better than going barefoot, cradling my feet with every step.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 July 2026

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“Clicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicking. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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