clip-cloped

verb

past tense of clip-clop
as in clop-clopped

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sputtered
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  • Of course, there’s the concern of how previous overseas talent has fared at UCLA as a roster with five European players in their first year of college basketball sputtered to a 16-17 season in 2023-24.
    — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 9 July 2026
  • The team eventually sputtered, missing the postseason in each of the past three seasons.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 June 2026
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