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The sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface.

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Usage examples (38)
  • Puke vainly tried to catch a fly, his jaws clopping as he snapped at it.
  • A modest chariot drawn by two horses came clopping up and halted before me.
  • His laugh echoed and reechoed along with the clopping of the horses 'hooves.
  • The seawolf twisted onto itself, its jaws clopping together near its own tail.
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