Clop — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface

make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɾɚz/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪdʒˈɛstəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪdʒˈɛstəɹi/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːɾɚz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

noun	the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface
verb	make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

Word Forms

clump	noun	a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
clunk	noun	a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
plunk	noun	a hollow twanging sound

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Klopf

das Geräusch von Pferdehufen, die auf eine harte Oberfläche schlagen

🇫🇷French

cloper

le bruit des sabots d'un cheval frappant sur une surface dure

🇳🇱Dutch

klop

het geluid van de hoeven van een paard die op een harde ondergrond slaan

🇷🇺Russian

цокать

звук удара копыт лошади о твердую поверхность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धम

किसी सख्त सतह पर घोड़े की टापों की आवाज़

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লপ

একটি শক্ত পৃষ্ঠে ঘোড়ার খুরের শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

க்ளோப்

கடினமான மேற்பரப்பில் குதிரையின் குளம்புகள் அடிக்கும் சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్లోప్

గట్టి ఉపరితలంపై గుర్రపు డెక్కలు కొట్టిన శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

काप

कठीण पृष्ठभागावर घोड्याच्या खुरांचा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્લોપ

સખત સપાટી પર અથડાતા ઘોડાના ખૂરનો અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಚ್ಚು

ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕುದುರೆಯ ಗೊರಸು ಹೊಡೆಯುವ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ലോപ്പ്

കഠിനമായ പ്രതലത്തിൽ കുതിരയുടെ കുളമ്പടി അടിക്കുന്ന ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਟਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਸਤਹ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਘੋੜੇ ਦੇ ਖੁਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

کلپ

سخت سطح پر گھوڑے کے کھروں کے ٹکرانے کی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

克洛普

马蹄撞击坚硬表面的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

刈り取る

馬の蹄が硬い地面を叩く音

🇰🇷Korean

클롭

말발굽이 딱딱한 표면에 부딪히는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cạch

tiếng vó ngựa chạm vào bề mặt cứng

🇹🇭Thai

คล็อปป์

เสียงกีบม้ากระทบกับพื้นแข็ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

derap

suara tapak kuda yang membentur permukaan keras

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

کلوپ

صدای برخورد سم اسب به سطح سخت

🇹🇷Turkish

alkış

atın toynaklarının sert bir yüzeye çarpma sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קליפ

קול פגיעות פרסות סוס על משטח קשה

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