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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of clip-clop
Noun
There’s something special about salty ocean breezes paired with the clip-clop of horse hooves. AFAR Media, 17 Dec. 2024 The camera’s pretty static, the characters’ are pretty goofy-looking to the contemporary eye, the story unfolds at the clip-clop pace of carriage horses who do not actually want to go through the pass into Transylvania. Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024 But the dream remains intact: to clip-clop my way through the wilderness, ride through pebbled creeks, into forests, up the mountains, and across meadows filled with a spread of wildflowers that would make Klimt gasp, stopping only to set up camp, refuel, and swap stories by campfires. Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2024 In fact, on early summer mornings, you’ll be awakened by the clip-clop of prized thoroughbred hooves making their way out to their morning workouts. Laura Ratliff, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2024 Even in the center of Gaza City, hundreds of carts add a 19th-century clip-clop to the chaotic traffic. Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2023 Alpine Carriage Company and Pegasus Horse-Drawn Carriages take sightseers through town with the clip-clop soundtrack of horses hooves. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clip-clop
Noun
  • Grenadiers and Scots guards marched in two lines, following the rhythmic clop of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment.
    Mark Landler, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Horses clip-clop languidly across Union Avenue to reach the racetrack, stopping traffic and stealing the hearts of horse enthusiasts who admire their grace and power.
    New York Times, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021
Noun
  • Reno piled more than 40 clap tracks onto the production, though the volume of parts involved isn’t necessarily evident in the final cut.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Acousticians often use a hand clap as a cheap substitute for pricey equipment to make acoustic measurements in architecture.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Amid a global production crunch and the flight of titles away from the area and toward regions that give more subsidies to the entertainment industry, the region is experiencing a historic filming slump that’s left a chunk of Hollywood’s behind-the-scenes workers without steady employment.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Zoom in: The bagel was almost as chewy as a New York bagel, with a crispy crunch around the edges.
    Steph Solis, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025

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“Clip-clop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clip-clop. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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