: a sound made by or as if by a hoof or wooden shoe against the pavement
clop
intransitive verb
Examples of clop in a Sentence
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Grenadiers and Scots guards marched in two lines, following the rhythmic clop of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.
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Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
Horses clip-clop languidly across Union Avenue to reach the racetrack, stopping traffic and stealing the hearts of horse enthusiasts who admire their grace and power.
—New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021
From the stillness in the Cathedral Spires to the hypnotic clop of heavy bison hooves, Custer State Park never disappoints.
—Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021
Schoolgirls park their rickety horse carriages in front of City Hall, ready to give visitors a clip-clop tour of the old town.
—Rick Steves, chicagotribune.com, 8 July 2021
Horses carrying Mexican American cowboys known as charros clip-clop along a network of park trails.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021
Combining two familiar genres — hip-hop meets clip-clop — creates a completely fresh and astonishingly effective synthesis.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 27 Apr. 2021
But the music, with strings and harpsichord over a clip-clop beat, defies classification even now.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021
On a bus traveling through the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of North Philadelphia, passengers are jolted out of their reveries by a resounding neigh, followed by the clip-clop of hooves.
—Paulina Cachero, Time, 2 Apr. 2021
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Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
Horses clip-clop languidly across Union Avenue to reach the racetrack, stopping traffic and stealing the hearts of horse enthusiasts who admire their grace and power.
—New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021
From the stillness in the Cathedral Spires to the hypnotic clop of heavy bison hooves, Custer State Park never disappoints.
—Web Behrens, chicagotribune.com, 9 Sep. 2021
Schoolgirls park their rickety horse carriages in front of City Hall, ready to give visitors a clip-clop tour of the old town.
—Rick Steves, chicagotribune.com, 8 July 2021
Horses carrying Mexican American cowboys known as charros clip-clop along a network of park trails.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2021
Combining two familiar genres — hip-hop meets clip-clop — creates a completely fresh and astonishingly effective synthesis.
—Kyle Smith, National Review, 27 Apr. 2021
But the music, with strings and harpsichord over a clip-clop beat, defies classification even now.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2021
On a bus traveling through the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of North Philadelphia, passengers are jolted out of their reveries by a resounding neigh, followed by the clip-clop of hooves.
—Paulina Cachero, Time, 2 Apr. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
imitative
First Known Use
1841, in the meaning defined above
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“Clop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clop. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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