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
  • But the problem is, Miami’s offense kept sputtering most of the game.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of sputtering
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Thousands of demonstrators poured into the streets of Brussels on Friday, at times clashing with police officers, to protest the Belgian government's budget-tightening measures and the overall rise in the cost of living.
    — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Their counterparts in Neon kept their Palme d’Or streak alive with Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord, a drama about religious Romanians clashing with Nordic liberalism.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of clashing
Verb
  • Just the sight of the glasses, dewy with condensation on the outside and filled to the rim with clinking ice, nearly chilled my body.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The smell of sterile floors, gowns, instruments on clinking metal trays.
    — Rebekah Taussig, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of clinking
Verb
  • Shawn could hear his mother still clattering about in the kitchen, could smell the soapy smell of the man’s body.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of clattering
Verb
  • Introduced crawling through the Trask family’s field, her black blood spattering their rich soil like a human pesticide, Cathy personifies the series’ potent blend of dread and beauty.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of spattering
Verb
  • 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
Definition of clacking
Verb
  • There’s even a soundtrack of chirping birds and rushing water.
    — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2026
  • According to several people seated near Kanter Freedom, Alter said the former NBA player began chirping at Cloud throughout the quarter.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of chirping
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“Clopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clopping. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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