Meaning & use
Clopping
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Making a repeated hollow, knocking sound, especially the noise of hooves striking a hard surface.
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We could hear the horse clopping down the cobblestone street.
Her wooden clogs went clopping across the kitchen floor.
A note on using this word
An onomatopoeic word imitating the sound itself, most commonly associated with horses' hooves.
Words with a similar meaning
clatteringclicking
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