clip-clop

[ klip-klop ]

/ ˈklɪpˌklɒp /

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Origin of clip-clop

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby clip-clop

cliometrics, clip, clip art, clipboard, clip bond, clip-clop, clip-fed, clip forceps, clip joint, clip-on, clip-out

How to use clip-clop in a sentence

In this clip, a teenage Minaj gets heated and throws a phone in a play rehearsal during her tenure at LaGuardia High School.
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Check out a clip from this exclusive interview with SCAD President and Founder Paula Wallace at the 2014 Savannah Film Festival.
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Going at a reasonable clip, my husband and I travel the trails and side roads near our house.
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The clip received heaps of Internet criticism after it went viral, and has since been pulled down from state channels.
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The country was building houses at a rapid clip, which required a large amount of immigrant labor.
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"This is the most ungrateful outfit of greasers I ever met up with," cried Clip, hurrying toward the second man.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
Clip still had the club he had taken from the Mexican's companion, and he squared away threateningly.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
Matt stood at the gate for a few moments, looking for Clip; but, as he could see nothing of him, he went back into the house.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
He was pushing his machine through the gate, and Clip was getting his own wheel and making ready to follow.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews
The road was a bit cut up and sandy in places, but Clip whaled his machine along and they did a trifle better than thirty miles.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run|Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for clip-clop

clip-clop

noun

the sound made by a horse's hooves

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