clop-clop

[ noun klop-klop; verb klop-klop ]

noun

1. a clattering sound of repeated clops.

verb (used without object)

, clop-clopped, clop-clop·ping.

1. to make or move with such a sound.

Word History and Origins

Origin of clop-clop¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Queenie moved again, her feet began to clop-clop steadily again, and at once Ben hushed.

From Literature

Nothing destroys an atmosphere of lightness and grace like the clop-clop of hard pointe shoes.

From Washington Post

As nightfall quickened, my sense of vulnerability was heightened by the clop-clop of my sandals on the cobblestone streets.

From New York Times

Once again, Harriet, the small girl in the tow-linen shirt, barefooted, feet not touching the floor of the wagon, sat listening to the clop-clop of horses’ hoofs, listening to the creak of a wagon that was carrying her farther and farther away from home.

From Literature

Harriet sat in the wagon, frightened, listening to the clop-clop of the horses’ feet.

From Literature