clip-cloping

present participle of clip-clop

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sputtering
Verb
  • When Vegas was sputtering in late March, with the 19th-best record in the NHL, the fact that its core was signed long-term with little cap space to maneuver could’ve been easily viewed as a detriment.
    Jesse Granger, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • In the end, despite the early promise and intrigue, The Boroughs is just another bland, unsatisfying Netflix Original series limping and sputtering to its foregone conclusion.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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“Clip-cloping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clip-cloping. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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