Thesaurus results for CLOPPING

clopping

verb

present participle of clop

as in clop-clopping

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His Toronto Maple Leafs, on the heels of three straight first-round playoff exits, were sputtering in November with a 9-10-4 record.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of sputtering

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The keys are nearly silent, and the mouse is similarly quiet, producing little noise when clicking or scrolling.

— Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
An Unbalanced Fan Wobbling can cause parts to shift or tap against one another, creating a clicking sound.

— Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of clicking

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The series starred Thompson, who also executive produced, as a former news anchor, who returns to her small town in Georgia to report on a murder and ends up clashing with her ex-husband, played by Bernthal.

— Peter White, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Overton inherits an agency that has fired more than 3,000 staff in the past year, whose last commissioner resigned after clashing with the White House.

— Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of clashing

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The big old house with its wide wooden floors, and the clattering sound that his hobnail boots made, didn’t daunt him.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Sep. 2026
Her black bag came off her shoulder and a CD holder went flying, sending bright silver discs clattering across the ground.

— Timothy Townsend, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of clattering

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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

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Heck, our returning champion Carole wasn’t even in this episode other than clacking away on her keyboard.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
Once, when his unit came under heavy fire, a soldier running for cover caught a glimpse of Salinger hunched under a table, clacking away like a frenzied newsman on deadline.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

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