Definitions
Etymologies
- Onomatopoeia for two hoofsteps or footfalls in succession. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Including the famous whinny, snort, farting and clip-clop.”
“It was there on the wide plank floor of the Stables Pub, amidst the clatter of dishes and the clip-clop of heels, that Abby Broady took stock of her life.”
“The ale of choice in these parts is Wadworth 6X – brewed just down the road in Trowbridge – and on a sunny day you can sit on the wall outside and watch horses from the nearby stables clip-clop past.”
“The only sounds to be heard in his cavernous showroom-turned-theatre once the French communist party HQ, was the clip-clop of high heels on the PVC catwalk, and the calm, studied voice of the "announcer" who introduced each design by number, together with a detailed description of the silhouette and materials, in French, and then in English.”
The Huffington Post: PHOTOS: Can-Can On The Catwalk At Gaultier
“As he heard the clip-clop of a horse drawing a carriage down the street, Sisko reached for the right-hand knob on the double doors.”
Simon & Schuster: Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Rough Beasts of Empire
“He turned to see Brogan emerging from her office and making straight for the incident room, her gait a stiff clip-clop of heels, thunder on her face.”
“Beyond the tall brick walls, the clip-clop of hooves on the street and the creak of carriage wheels caught my attention.”
“Outside in the passage we heard the approach of Ahab's familiar measured tread -- clip-clop...clip-clop... clip-clop.”
“Samar is a dynamic lady - dramatic arm gestures, twinkly eyes, a cigarette-induced gravelly voice you can hear down the hallway along with the clip-clop of her heels on the marble floor.”
“See, most singers, I think, do this at a kind of clip-clop type of pace, and you slow it down to a ...”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘clip-clop’.
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Reduples
Go for it, brothers and sisters! I personally have been suffering long for lack of an open reduplicatives list
happy clappy, bribble-brabble, diddle-daddle, hugger-mugger, kikiriki, Bora-Bora, mahi-mahi, jingle-jangle, knick-knack paddy..., chit-chat, bon-bon, clapperclaw and 292 more...
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sound (loud)
words for loud sounds
( open list, descriptive, randomness )
also see:
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/onomatopo...crash, thud, bump, thump, boom, smash, explode, roar, scream, screech, short, yell and 168 more...
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words i enjoy
wiggly-waggley, higgledy-piggledy, artsy-fartsy, clip-clop, fancy-shmancy, handy-andy, hanky-panky, heebie-jeebies, hoity-toity, hoochy koochy, hurdy-gurdy, bee's knees and 10 more...
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Double Trouble
Reduplicatives and more.
splish-splash, hip-hop, kit-kat, dingaling, hugger-mugger, even-steven, tit for tat, higgledy-piggledy, dilly-dally, boogie-woogie, knick-knack, mai tai and 131 more...
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ynaffit's Words
sedulous, vituperative, pullulating, erstwhile, imbroglio, asperity, cynosure, adumbrate, prosopopoeia, peerless, calumny, ague and 272 more...
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Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate sounds.
bam, bamf, bang, boom, snikt, ping, plink, plonk, boing, whoosh, kaboom, crash and 68 more...
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