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verb

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Recent Examples of clip-clop
Noun
Stagecoaches still clip-clop through town, cowboys still walk the streets and bartenders still pour whiskey in the saloons where the Earps and Clantons drank. — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025 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 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
  • Lots to unpack in the two-minute clop from Heidi Engerman’s appearance as Yancy Gray’s (Jack Schumacher) wife, Syd, to Quinn’s (Minka Kelly) new beau Oliver (Ben Robson) and her mother’s (Patricia Clarkson) unexpected arrival in town.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • The red, as startling as a cymbal clap, strikes the eye, but the impending drama remains out of sight.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Lightning can travel miles from a storm, and officials suggest waiting 30 minutes after the last clap of thunder before heading back outdoors.
    — Manuel Bojorquez, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The crispy coating had that perfect, satisfying crunch, giving way to juicy meat packed with salt and seasoning without being overly greasy.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Available both in the restaurant and the cafe at All Mart’s entrance, this icy dessert has a floral cardamom flavor and a slight crunch from its dusting of pistachios.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Clip-clop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clip-clop. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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