Thesaurus results for CLOPPING

clopping

verb

present participle of clop

as in clop-clopping

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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
Wrangling my emotions became the difference between sputtering to a halt and moving forward.

— Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of sputtering

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The main event between top babyfaces Rhodes and Punk, while a compelling narrative, highlighted a repetitive formula of popular heroes clashing for world titles.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The border crisis boiled over Thursday and continued Friday with security forces clashing with migrants on the Moroccan side of the border.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 31 July 2026

Definition of clashing

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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

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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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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

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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
The chirping incited a scuffle that led to four ejections and four suspensions.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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