clip-clop

American  

[klip-klop] / ˈklɪpˌklɒp /

noun

1. clippety-clop.

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clip-clop British  

noun

1. the sound made by a horse's hooves

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Etymology

Origin of clip-clop

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Of the clip-clop sound of horses hoofing by.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025

The twinkling of the tiaras and clip-clop of horses' hooves were gone, as the Queen swapped her traditional horse-drown carriage for a Bentley.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2019

There are clip-clop ole West numbers, solemn hymns of uplift and lamentation and sardonic Brechtian ditties of social evil.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2017

The six actors wearing them are clad in light tones, too, their soft shoes enhanced with metal to make a clip-clop sound.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2016

Then, I heard the real reason for Rostam’s discomfort—the clip-clop sound of a horse and its rider, approaching from the darkness behind the inn.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri