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

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Recent Examples of clicking Yes, there are source links, and the direct links appear below the AI, but few people are clicking. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026 The actress has been candid about them not clicking immediately, a story Lindez laughs about now. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026 The team would put the players up in hotel rooms with two beds, subjecting Freeman to the incessant clicking of Heyward texting. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Avoid clicking links in unexpected texts or emails about spyware. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Somebody can read a comparison, form a preference and buy a week later without ever clicking the ad that shaped the decision. — Ming Zhu, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Debra Kissen, clinical director of Light On Anxiety in Chicago, told Today that discreet fidgeting is more socially acceptable than clicking pens or spinning gadgets. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026 To that end, players of Belmira’s City by Michael Heizer [Free Version], which anyone can try by clicking here, must start behind an intentionally obtrusive no-trespassing fence. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Phia built other features that similarly dropped a cookie without the shopper intentionally clicking on its coupons or links. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clicking
  1. communing
  2. succeeding
  3. relating
  4. going
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
Definition of communing
Verb
  • At present, markets have largely anticipated Andy Burnham succeeding Starmer.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Parton and my mom taught that literacy was key to succeeding — Mami regularly took us to the library, while Dolly created a nonprofit that provides free books to young children, including Spanish-language options.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of succeeding
Verb
  • The bill would allow a 35% to 50% credit on qualified expenses relating specifically to post-production in California.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Relationship science draws a useful line here between two ways of relating.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of relating
Verb
  • The antlers grew off to the sides of the deer’s head instead of going upward, which contributed to the wide inside spread and long beams.
    — Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Shortly after exiting, Hawley complained of feeling lightheaded before slumping to the ground and going unconscious.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of going

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“Clicking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clicking. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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