Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sharp hollow sound, as of a horse's hoof striking pavement.
- intransitive verb To make or move with this sound.
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- noun onomatopoeia The sound of a
horse 'sshod hoof striking the ground. - verb To make this sound.
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
- verb make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Including the famous whinny, snort, farting and clip-clop.
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On the outskirts of Cairo is Giza, where I hire a camel and clop to see the great pyramids in the soft coral flush of dawn.
Richard Bangs: Quest for the Lord of the Nile, Part II Richard Bangs 2011
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In the silky afternoon air we clop along past Spanish-style pastel-hued houses, under palms and pepper trees, by clumps of old men with leathery skin stretched tight over high, sharp bones, alongside energetic murals, beneath baroque cathedrals with big cedar doors, and beside shops flogging crocodile boots and Cuban cigars.
Richard Bangs: Nic' of Time Richard Bangs 2010
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And another noise, like a footstep clop, footstep clop.
Times Squared Julia DeVillers 2011
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In the silky afternoon air we clop along past Spanish-style pastel-hued houses, under palms and pepper trees, by clumps of old men with leathery skin stretched tight over high, sharp bones, alongside energetic murals, beneath baroque cathedrals with big cedar doors, and beside shops flogging crocodile boots and Cuban cigars.
Richard Bangs: Nic' of Time Richard Bangs 2010
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In the silky afternoon air we clop along past Spanish-style pastel-hued houses, under palms and pepper trees, by clumps of old men with leathery skin stretched tight over high, sharp bones, alongside energetic murals, beneath baroque cathedrals with big cedar doors, and beside shops flogging crocodile boots and Cuban cigars.
Richard Bangs: Nic' of Time Richard Bangs 2010
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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
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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
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And another noise, like a footstep clop, footstep clop.
Times Squared Julia DeVillers 2011
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In the silky afternoon air we clop along past Spanish-style pastel-hued houses, under palms and pepper trees, by clumps of old men with leathery skin stretched tight over high, sharp bones, alongside energetic murals, beneath baroque cathedrals with big cedar doors, and beside shops flogging crocodile boots and Cuban cigars.
Richard Bangs: Nic' of Time Richard Bangs 2010
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