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Meanings of clip-clop in английском

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

Synonyms
Examples for "clumping"
Examples for "clumping"
1
The boots passed his door, were already clumping up the next flight.
Zuleika Dobson; Or, An Oxford Love Story
2
Cowboy turned away and started walking, his boots clumping on the boardwalk.
Funland
3
My preferences are for jet black, non-clumping, non-flaking, and easy-to-apply lash enhancers.
The Irish Times
4
Hot pasta and cream pose a serious clumping issue if allowed to sit.
The Guardian
5
The knight of the plump thighs came first, clumping heavily down the stairs.
Look Back on Happiness
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
1
Dimly, the clunking procession faded toward the other end of the house.
James Potter and the Morrigan Web
2
Something made a clunking sound on the hardwood floor in Anna's room.
Heart-shaped box
3
Shortly the first of the clankers came clunking along, followed by the others.
Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
4
Towards the end, though, the script's balance is upset by two clunking scenes.
BBC
5
The empty space was filled with the heavy clunking of stone on stone.
The fifth servant
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
Usage of clip-clop in английском
1
In the distance my ear caught a familiar sound-theclip-clop of horses trotting.
Pushed and the Return Push
2
I heard the familiar sound of a vehicle, then the more familiar clip-clop.
Harvest Home
3
Its chirpy, clip-clop rhythm seemed so at odds with the subject.
The Irish Times
4
The distinct clip-clop of heavy footfalls resounded in the dining parlor.
The notorious scoundrel
5
The clip-clop of a horse belonged to the same ancient world of silence.
Travels With My Aunt
6
The steady clip-clop of hoofs and clinking of iron stirrups broke the morning quiet.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
7
The clip-clop noise of horse hooves, but this time he moved along with them.
The blood that bonds
8
The horses' clip-clop echoed throughout the city, replacing the thunder when the lightning flashed.
Scorched Earth: A Future History of Planet Earth
9
Can't you just hear the clip-clop of the horse-drawn carriages.
The new yorker
10
Suddenly the clip-clop, clip-clop of hoofs caused Duane to raise his head and listen.
The Lone Star Ranger: A Romance of the Border
11
The clip-clop of hooves had replaced the growl of engines.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
12
The distinct clip-clop of a horse's hooves halted their discussion, and they both turned.
The spurned viscountess
13
Anna listens for the clip-clop of Trudie's soles, indicating that the girl has obeyed her.
Those who save us
14
The steady clip-clop of Bryan Ferguson's pony and trap.
For my Country’s Freedom
15
Not everyone wants to clip-clop slowly down country lanes, weighed down by centuries of charming tradition.
The Guardian
16
A succeeding blankness of mind awoke to the clip-clop of hoofs and her father's cheery halloo.
The Desert of Wheat
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Clip-clop through the time