clip-clop en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈklɪp.klɒp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /k͜ǃ.k͜ǃ/
- /ˈklɪp.klɔp/ (US)
- /ˈklɪp.klɑːp/ (US)
Etymology
Onomatopoeia for two footsteps in succession.
Meanings
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(onomatopoeic) The sound of steps on hard ground, especially of a horse's hooves.
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.
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.
Meronyms: clop, cloop
Suddenly I heard the familiar “clip-clop, clip-clop” of shower shoes coming up the path behind me—and a rapid pace it was.
2001, Dave Zorn, Dinky Dau: Love, War, and the Corps:The wagon creaked, swayed, moved on to strange accompaniment— clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop. The horses were trotting on hard road.
1925, Zane Grey, The Thundering Herd:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| clip-clops | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| clip clop | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (14)
pt pocotó (Onomatopoeia) · fr cataclop (Onomatopoeia) · vi lọc cọc (Onomatopoeia) · es trápala (Onomatopoeia) · tr dıgıdık (Onomatopoeia) · ar حَبَطَقْطَقْ (Onomatopoeia) · it zoccolata (Onomatopoeia) · eu txalaparta (Onomatopoeia) · fr tagada (Onomatopoeia) · mi pakopakō (Of horsehooves) (Onomatopoeia) · vi lộp cộp (Onomatopoeia) · ru цо́канье (Onomatopoeia) · gd ligidh leagaidh (Onomatopoeia) · ja ド ド (Onomatopoeia)