clopped

verb

past tense of clop
as in clop-clopped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clopped
  1. sputtered
  2. spattered
  3. clashed
  4. chirped
Verb
  • The redshirt junior signal caller sputtered to start the first half of 2025, but by November, Manning was one of the best quarterbacks in the country and should carry that over into this year.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
  • Last season was a different situation, as the eventual champion Las Vegas Aces sputtered for the first two-thirds of the regular season before ending it on a 16-game winning streak.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of sputtered
Verb
  • Instead, Dulai had been clearly beaten and blood was spattered around the room.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • Crime scene technicians called in to help execute a search warrant reported observing blood spattered all over Mao’s bedroom, and a machete and two dumbbells stained with blood.
    — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
Definition of spattered
Verb
  • The two have repeatedly clashed over immigration, tariffs, taxes, crime, homelessness, wildfire recovery, transgender policies, and the role of the federal government, often trading barbs on social media and in public appearances.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There was widespread chaos in Bni Nsar, the Moroccan town bordering the Spanish territory, where migrants clashed with police, throwing rocks and setting police vehicles ablaze, according to local media and rights groups.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of clashed
Verb
  • Djokovic chirped back at the crowd during the match, and in his on-court interview afterwards, was asked about the atmosphere.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Sometimes crickets chirped in my head.
    — Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Definition of chirped
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“Clopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clopped. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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