Definitions

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  • noun onomatopoeia The sound of shoed foot– or hoof-steps on hard ground.
  • verb To make a clip-clop noise.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface

Etymologies

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Onomatopoeia for two hoofsteps or footfalls in succession.

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Examples

  • Beyond the tall brick walls, the clip-clop of hooves on the street and the creak of carriage wheels caught my attention.

    Darkness Becomes Her Kelly Keaton 2011

  • As he heard the clip-clop of a horse drawing a carriage down the street, Sisko reached for the right-hand knob on the double doors.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

  • The only sounds to be heard in his cavernous showroom-turned-theatre once the French communist party HQ, was the clip-clop of high heels on the PVC catwalk, and the calm, studied voice of the "announcer" who introduced each design by number, together with a detailed description of the silhouette and materials, in French, and then in English.

    PHOTOS: Can-Can On The Catwalk At Gaultier Hilary Moss 2011

  • He turned to see Brogan emerging from her office and making straight for the incident room, her gait a stiff clip-clop of heels, thunder on her face.

    The Priest Gerard O’Donovan 2011

  • Beyond the tall brick walls, the clip-clop of hooves on the street and the creak of carriage wheels caught my attention.

    Darkness Becomes Her Kelly Keaton 2011

  • The only sounds to be heard in his cavernous showroom-turned-theatre once the French communist party HQ, was the clip-clop of high heels on the PVC catwalk, and the calm, studied voice of the "announcer" who introduced each design by number, together with a detailed description of the silhouette and materials, in French, and then in English.

    PHOTOS: Can-Can On The Catwalk At Gaultier Hilary Moss 2011

  • It was there on the wide plank floor of the Stables Pub, amidst the clatter of dishes and the clip-clop of heels, that Abby Broady took stock of her life.

    The Temperature of Porridge Sally Houtman 2012

  • Including the famous whinny, snort, farting and clip-clop.

    Quick crossword No 12,710 2011

  • The ale of choice in these parts is Wadworth 6X – brewed just down the road in Trowbridge – and on a sunny day you can sit on the wall outside and watch horses from the nearby stables clip-clop past.

    My favourite bike ride – the Cotswolds 2011

  • As he heard the clip-clop of a horse drawing a carriage down the street, Sisko reached for the right-hand knob on the double doors.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire David R. George III 2011

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