clip-cloping

present participle of clip-clop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clip-cloping
sputtering
Verb
  • In August, a single-engine Piper PA-28 crash landed on southbound Interstate 805 in Sorrento Valley after the pilot noticed the engine was sputtering and losing power.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But the extent to which its defense is sputtering may be a surprise.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Clip-cloping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clip-cloping. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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