clip-cloping

present participle of clip-clop

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clip-cloping
sputtering
Verb
  • His arrival home each night is announced by his sputtering motorcycle and his drunken stumbling up the stairs.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • That this continues after years of California officials proposing law after law to rein in the industry leaves this scribe, and many others, sputtering with rage.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Clip-cloping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clip-cloping. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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