to clop

Examples

• All

• I heard the horse clop down the cobblestone street as it approached the stable.

• She could always tell when the horses were coming home by the sound of their hooves clopping on the pavement.

• ♫ We'll clop together forever ♫

  CarousHELL (2016)

• Und we clop our clops

  The Producers (2005)

• The boys ride in silence in the back of a hay wagon as it clops.

  Fiction book (1992)

• House of Refuge Evening: Snyder's carriage clops through the gates into the courtyard.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Maybe Mama won't come; maybe Mama's just fixing TV rabbit ears so the NBA'll play clear when Eli clops in.

  Fiction book (1994)

• The sound of the horse's hooves clopped rhythmically as it trotted across the field.

Synonyms

C

to clack

vsto clop

5 7.2

To make short, sharp clicking sounds

is a specific hoof strike sound, not fast clicking noises

C

to clunk

vsto clop

4 6.5

To make a heavy, dull sound when something hits or moves

is a clearer hoof strike sound rather than dull heavy noise

C

to clomp

vsto clop

4 7.5

To walk with heavy, noisy steps that make a loud sound

is mainly about the hoof strike sound not the heavy clumsy steps

C

to clump

vsto clop

2 4.9

To walk with heavy, clumsy, noisy steps

emphasises the hoof strike sound rather than general heavy movement

P

to plunk

vsto clop

1 7.1

To move with a dull thud, as when a horse's hooves hit the ground

is more of a plain hoof strike sound instead of varied thuds

Compounds

C

clip-clop

1 5.1

The sound horse hooves make when they hit a hard road in a steady regular beat

How Loud

to clatter

29 3.9

to stomp

144 2.9

to clop

1 7.4

to pad

10 6.4

to step

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology