clopping

verb

present participle of clop
as in clop-clopping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clopping
  1. sputtering
  2. clicking
  3. clashing
  4. clinking
  5. clattering
  6. spattering
  7. clacking
  8. chirping
Verb
  • Some analysts attributed the drop-off to sputtering demand as investors moved past the company's splashy listing and took a closer look at its bottom line.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • With the Red Sox sputtering in last place in the AL East, the organization has bigger problems than Contreras.
    — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of sputtering
Verb
  • Anyone clicking on this layer while looking at a wildfire location can see active fires in white or yellow, burning vegetation in red, and burned landscapes in dark brown or black.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But something wasn’t clicking, and a school psychologist diagnosed him with a panic disorder, anxiety and depression.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of clicking
Verb
  • Rivals for the throne finally clashing arms in an epic battle for the future of the kingdom.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And despite making a show of clashing with the Pentagon over concerns about the safe deployment of its AI systems, Anthropic also let the military use its Claude AI to select targets in Iran.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of clashing
Verb
  • The smell of sterile floors, gowns, instruments on clinking metal trays.
    — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026
  • The central lobby space is a social scene abuzz with people enjoying formal afternoon tea, clinking glasses at the Champagne bar (rotating themes and partnerships add variety for locals) or tucking into meals at the dining room.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of clinking
Verb
  • Added to the mix were pottery workshops and artisan weavers, the traditional hand looms clattering away.
    — Lucy Gillmore, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026
  • All but one of these 22 songs could slot seamlessly into More Chaos’ clattering tracklist.
    — Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026
Definition of clattering
Verb
  • Pineiro's left eye was punished by Price's right hooks, but Pineiro cut Price's mouth in the fifth round and Price couldn't prevent blood spattering her chest, white shirt and shorts for the rest of the bout.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Cara's golden face was covered in fresh dirt, spattering her mouth, nose, eyes, and head, with plenty more sprinkled on the concrete patio beneath her.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Definition of spattering
Verb
  • Automobile horns echoed here and there in the distance, and as the government railway train departed the station under the bridge, a string of small lights heralded the far-off clacking of its wheels.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The majority of people sitting in those seats—click-clacking away on their computers with an IV dangling from one arm—are women, including me.
    — Fiorella Valdesolo, Allure, 15 July 2026
Definition of clacking
Verb
  • Field recordings—from the preparation of street food to birds chirping, taken mostly in public spaces around Doha—are a kind of sonic memory of a place that is rapidly changing.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • As totality nears, the light around you changes timbre, shadows sharpen, birds stop chirping and crickets start singing as if night is falling.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
Definition of chirping
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“Clopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clopping. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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