clop

American  

[klop] / klɒp /

noun

1. a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.

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verb (used without object)

clopped, clopping

1. to make or move with such a sound.

clop British  

/ klɒp /

verb

1. (intr) to make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

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noun

1. a sound of this nature

Etymology

Origin of clop

First recorded in 1895–1900; imitative

Example Sentences

When I was young—five, maybe six—I was sure I'd levitated between the sofa and love seat of my childhood home, crashing to the ground when the clop of my father's footsteps severed my concentration.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2022

Both use hesitation dribbles to keep defenders honest, clop through the lane with Eurosteps, and have the ability to drain annoyingly effective step-back 3-pointers with ease.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2019

And yet beneath it all that creaking, clanking sound continues to clop and clatter.

From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2018

We watch as the men trick out their saddles with flashing CDs and plastic flowers, and as riders clop along the city streets, their leisurely pace at odds with the traffic around them.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 22, 2017

I heard the clop of horse hooves, and ChirOn galloped up behind us, looking grim.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan