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Meanings of clop in English

The sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface.

Make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground.

Usage of clop in English
1
I heard the familiar sound of a vehicle, then the more familiar clip-clop.
Harvest Home
2
Once, I heard the clop-clop of a large horse behind me.
Future Lovecraft
3
I heard a clip clop coming along and the milkman singing.
The ginger man
4
With a great cloppitty-clop the column began to move, and Shasta breathed again.
The horse and his boy
5
She's wearing high-heeled mules that are, like, they go 'clop-clop' when she walks?
The Disposable Male
6
Its chirpy, clip-clop rhythm seemed so at odds with the subject.
The Irish Times
7
He can ride behind me on the horse, and when it goes cloppety-clop-
Abe Lincoln Gets His Chance
8
The distinct clip-clop of heavy footfalls resounded in the dining parlor.
The notorious scoundrel
9
The general entered the library vaults, the clop of his boots reverberating sharply.
Secret of the seventh son
10
She wished she could clop him over the head with her leather case.
In every heartbeat
11
The clip-clop of a horse belonged to the same ancient world of silence.
Travels With My Aunt
12
The clip-clop noise of horse hooves, but this time he moved along with them.
The blood that bonds
13
Can't you just hear the clip-clop of the horse-drawn carriages.
The new yorker
14
The clip-clop of hooves had replaced the growl of engines.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
15
The distinct clip-clop of a horse's hooves halted their discussion, and they both turned.
The spurned viscountess
16
The soft clop of hooves began again, moving slowly away.
The irish warrior
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