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Meanings of clopping in English

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

Usage of clopping in English
1
Maybe thirty seconds later, I heard the clopping of hooves on blacktop.
Summer knight
2
The clopping hooves seemed louder, with a lot of echo to them.
Conrad’s Fate
3
He turned at the sound of horses clopping by the shop window.
Another life
4
Deputy Ross crossed to them, his boot heels clip-clopping on the pavement.
Death angel
5
Some time later, we hear the clip-clopping of horses' hooves on the ramp.
WATER FOR ELEPHANT
6
From the muffled clopping of hooves behind her, she knew Kasida had followed.
The Assassin’s Blade
7
I followed on the clopping of the hooves leading me toward the pier.
Karen Memory
8
He had gone ten feet when Mrs. Partridge came clopping around the corner.
Dogsbody
9
The clatter of weapons and clopping of hooves filled the air.
Relic of the Dawn
10
Grover cowered by the railing, his hooves clopping back and forth.
The Lightning Thief
11
She ambles towards us unsteadily, clopping down the street in ultra high heels.
The whore of babylon, a memoir
12
Last of all came Mr. and Mrs. Jobnekar clopping along in their hired tonga.
The Rains Came
13
Root disappeared into the operation's shuttle, Foaly clopping behind him.
Artemis Fowl
14
Outside, I heard shouting and the telltale sounds of automatons clip-clopping down the street.
The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
15
I heard a clopping sound at the door, a hoof knocking on the threshold.
The Lightning Thief
16
The creepiness quotient rises by night, when clip-clopping footsteps echo over the college cobblestones.
Independent.ie
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Clopping through the time