Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clip-clop

/ˈklɪp.klɔp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: clip--clop
IPA: /ˈklɪp.klɔp/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sound of steps on hard ground, especially of a horse's hooves.

verb

To make a clip-clop noise.

Example Sentences

"Meronyms: clop, cloop"
"The wagon creaked, swayed, moved on to strange accompaniment— clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop. The horses were trotting on hard road."
"1984, Anthony C. Yu, tr. 吴承恩, 西游记 (Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West) http://books.google.com/books?ie=UTF-8&vid=ISBN0226971538&id=1q2jr5jttaUC&pg=PA39&lpg=PA39&dq=%22clip-clops%22&sig=AK8LZaIEHgK0n1Bxa7jLM3YK_Xo With loud clip-clops, several middle-aged women ran out from within to stare at the T’ang monk, grinning stupidly all the time."
"Suddenly I heard the familiar “clip-clop, clip-clop” of shower shoes coming up the path behind me—and a rapid pace it was."
"2003, Ann Redisch Stampler, Something for Nothing http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0618159827&id=F6U_tU8-FFkC&pg=PA7&lpg=PA7&dq=clip-clop&sig=bhYqdn7LQFMg6a0BuBGFIgpnP2E All night long, Dog heard the clip-clop of horses hauling the wagons to market."
"At the some moment, a horse clip-clops past, hauling a wagon."

Etymology

Onomatopoeia for two footsteps in succession.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈklɪp.klɔp/
British English: /ˈklɪp.klɒp/

Inflected Forms

clip-clops (plural) clip clop (alternative) clip-clops (present, singular) clip-clopping (participle, present) clip-clopped (participle, past) clip-clopped (past)

Synonyms

clippety-clop clop clopping clunking clumping

Questions

How do you pronounce clip-clop?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɪp.klɔp/.
What does clip-clop mean?: The sound of steps on hard ground, especially of a horse's hooves.
Where does clip-clop come from?: Onomatopoeia for two footsteps in succession.

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