Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clop

/klɑp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: clop
IPA: /klɑp/

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.

verb

To make this sound; to walk so as to make this sound.

noun

A traditional Romanian small straw hat.

Example Sentences

"Holonym: clip-clop"
"Robert Loo sat and listened behind his counter, his heart aching, his eyes staring at nothing, while his brothers cheerfully clopped around, occasionally calling to the kitchen, as customers drifted somnambulistically in."

Etymology

Perhaps from German or Dutch kloppen (“to hit, knock”), from Middle Dutch cloppen (“to make a clopping sound”), of onomatopoeic origin. See also clap.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -, kloppen, cloppen

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /klɑp/
British English: /klɒp/

Inflected Forms

clops (plural) clops (present, singular) clopping (participle, present) clopped (participle, past) clopped (past)

Derived Forms

clopfic cloppy clopper clopping

Phrases

clip-clop

Synonyms

cloop clip-clop clippety-clop clopping clunking clumping clump clunk plunk

Rhymes With

top stop drop shop pop op hop cop check cop gop bass drop cherry on top

Questions

How do you pronounce clop?: The recorded pronunciation is /klɑp/.
What does clop mean?: The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
Where does clop come from?: It is traced to German.

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