clip-clop
noun
: the sound made by or as if by a horse walking on a hard surface
clip-clop
intransitive verb
Examples of clip-clop in a Sentence
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Even in the center of Gaza City, hundreds of carts add a 19th-century clip-clop to the chaotic traffic.
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Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
Alpine Carriage Company and Pegasus Horse-Drawn Carriages take sightseers through town with the clip-clop soundtrack of horses hooves.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023
Alpine Carriage Company and Pegasus Horse-Drawn Carriages take sightseers through town with the clip-clop soundtrack of horses hooves.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
imitative
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above
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“Clip-clop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clip-clop. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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