Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clippety-cloppety

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clip-pety--clop-pety
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sound a horse makes when walking on a hard surface in horseshoes

Uncountable

Etymology

Onomatopoeia.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

clippety-clop clippity-clop clippity-cloppity clip-clop cloppety cloppety-clop cloppity-clop cloppity

Questions

What does clippety-cloppety mean?: The sound a horse makes when walking on a hard surface in horseshoes
Where does clippety-cloppety come from?: Onomatopoeia.

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