Clip-clop
/ˈklɪp.klɒp/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The sound of steps on hard ground, especially of a horse's hooves. onomatopoeic
"Meronyms: clop, cloop"
- 2 the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface wordnet
Verb
- 1 To make a clip-clop noise.
"At the some moment, a horse clip-clops past, hauling a wagon."
Example
More examples"The wagon creaked, swayed, moved on to strange accompaniment— clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop. The horses were trotting on hard road."
Etymology
Onomatopoeia for two footsteps in succession.