clop

American  

[klop] / klɒp /

noun

1. a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.

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verb (used without object)

clopped, clopping

1. to make or move with such a sound.

clop British  

/ klɒp /

verb

1. (intr) to make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

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noun

1. a sound of this nature

Etymology

Origin of clop

First recorded in 1895–1900; imitative

Example Sentences

Both use hesitation dribbles to keep defenders honest, clop through the lane with Eurosteps, and have the ability to drain annoyingly effective step-back 3-pointers with ease.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2019

And yet beneath it all that creaking, clanking sound continues to clop and clatter.

From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2018

The evening was deathly silent, punctuated only by the steady clop, clop, clop of Howard’s gear moving and shifting around his substantial frame as he walked down the street.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2017

We watch as the men trick out their saddles with flashing CDs and plastic flowers, and as riders clop along the city streets, their leisurely pace at odds with the traffic around them.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 22, 2017

Mrs. de Roo's shoes clop so you know it's her coming to fetch you.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell