clip-clop

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clip-clop

  • /ˈklɪp.klɒp/ UK
  • /ˈklɪp.klɔp/ US
  • /ˈklɪp.klɑːp/ US
  • /k͜ǃ.k͜ǃ/

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Onomatopoeia for two footsteps in succession.

noun clip-clops · clip clop

  1. onomatopoeic The sound of steps on hard ground, especially of a horse's hooves. Meronyms: clop, cloop

verb clip-clops · clip-clopping · clip-clopped · clip clop

  1. To make a clip-clop noise. At the some moment, a horse clip-clops past, hauling a wagon.

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noun Onomatopoeia

Españoltrápala
日本語ド ド dodo
Portuguêspocotó
Françaiscataclop, tagada
Italianozoccolata
Русскийцо́канье cókanʹje
Tiếng Việtlộp cộp, lọc cọc
العربيةحَبَطَقْطَقْ ḥabaṭaqṭaq

verb Translations

Portuguêsfazer pocotó
Italianozoccolare
Русскийцо́кать cókatʹ

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@misc{clip_clop_2026,
  title = {clip-clop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/clip-clop},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}