click-clack
Heels on hardwood
Click-clack represents a repeated sharp sound, typically made by hard objects striking together in quick succession.
The word captures the rhythmic noise of high heels on a hard floor, typewriter keys, knitting needles, or train wheels on tracks.
As a noun, it can refer to a toy consisting of two balls on strings that clack together when swung: The click-clack of her heels announced her arrival.
The term functions through onomatopoeia, with the vowel shift from *i* to *a* suggesting the two-part nature of the sound.
Handheld clicking percussion
- hoovesUngulate foot coverings
- tapdanceRhythmic percussive footwork
- clatterLoud rattling noise
- tickingRhythmic mechanical sound
clop · ratchet · train wheels · knitting needles · dominoes · high heels · roller coaster · abacus
Array of input keys
- typewriterMechanical printing keyboard
- keysLock-operating instruments
- switchesCircuit opening devices
- QWERTYDominant keyboard configuration
spacebar · backspace · enter · mechanical keyboard · keycaps · tactile · clicky · typing
Rate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- pulseArterial blood throb
timing · pattern · repetition · staccato · percussion · metronome · steady · rapid-fire
Pendulum collision demonstration device
- rattleShaking sound maker
- wooden trainChild's track-set engine
- wind-upFinal part or end
- chattering teethInvoluntary cold response
castanets
Handheld clicking percussion
ticking · clop · ratchet · train wheels · knitting needles · dominoes · high heels · roller coaster · abacus · turnstile
keyboard
Array of input keys
- typewriterMechanical printing keyboard
- keysLock-operating instruments
- switchesCircuit opening devices
QWERTY · spacebar · backspace · enter · mechanical keyboard · keycaps · tactile · clicky · typing · keystroke
tempo
Rate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
pulse · timing · pattern · repetition · staccato · percussion · metronome · steady · rapid-fire · drumming
Newton's cradle
Pendulum collision demonstration device
- rattleShaking sound maker
- wooden trainChild's track-set engine
- wind-upFinal part or end
- sleeper bedssofa bed, sleeper sofa, futon, pull-out couch, hide-a-bed