What is another word for clop?

Pronunciation: [klˈɒp] (IPA)

Clop is a sound produced when a horse or any other animal walks on a surface. There are several synonyms for the word clop that can be used to describe the sound of footsteps. Some of the synonyms of clop are clip-clop, tramp, thud, stomp, tromp, and clomp. Each of these words conveys a similar sound but can vary depending on how the animal moves. For example, clip-clop is a soft and rhythmic sound that is produced by a horse's hooves when it's walking at a moderate pace. Whereas, thud and stomp are harsher sounds that are produced when an animal is walking on a harder surface or is more forceful in its steps.

Synonyms for Clop:

What are the hypernyms for Clop?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Clop?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for clop (as verbs)

Usage examples for Clop

A succeeding blankness of mind awoke to the clip-clop of hoofs and her father's cheery halloo.
"The Desert of Wheat"
Zane Grey
He marches up and down, beating two pieces of wood together-clop-clop, clop-clop-as he walks.
"Peeps at Many Lands: Japan"
John Finnemore
Fred Farraday drove me home from Presho, weary to the bone, and content to ride without speaking, listening to the steady clop-clop of the horses over that quiet road on which we did not meet a human being.
"Land of the Burnt Thigh"
Edith Eudora Kohl

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