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Definition of clip-clop noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

clip-clop

noun

/ˈklɪp klɒp/

/ˈklɪp klɑːp/

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a sound like the sound of a horse’s hoofs on a hard surface
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- beep
- bleep
- boohoo
- brrr
- buzz
- click
- clip-clop
- ding-dong
- hiss
- mwah
- peep
- ping
- plop
- pop
- rat-tat
- splat
- splosh
- squeak
- squeal
- squelch
- swish
- tee-hee
- thud
- thwack
- tick-tock
- toot
- vroom
- wham
- whoosh
- zoom
Word Originlate 19th cent.: imitative.

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