Clopping — 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

/kˈɑːɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪdʒˈɛsts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪdʒˈɛsts/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clumping clunk clippety-clop clop 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

klatschen

das Geräusch von Pferdehufen, die auf eine harte Oberfläche schlagen

🇫🇷French

couper

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

🇪🇸Spanish

cloqueo

el sonido de los cascos de un caballo golpeando una superficie dura

🇳🇱Dutch

kloppen

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

tropeçar

o som dos cascos de um cavalo batendo em uma superfície dura

🇷🇺Russian

постукивание

звук удара копыт лошади о твердую поверхность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्लिपिंग

किसी सख्त सतह पर घोड़े की टापों की आवाज़

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্লপিং

একটি শক্ত পৃষ্ঠে ঘোড়ার খুরের শব্দ

🇮🇳Tamil

க்ளோப்பிங்

கடினமான மேற்பரப்பில் குதிரையின் குளம்புகள் அடிக்கும் சத்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్లోపింగ్

గట్టి ఉపరితలంపై గుర్రపు డెక్కలు కొట్టిన శబ్దం

🇮🇳Marathi

कापणे

कठीण पृष्ठभागावर घोड्याच्या खुरांचा आवाज

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાપવું

સખત સપાટી પર અથડાતા ઘોડાના ખૂરનો અવાજ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಲೋಪಿಂಗ್

ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾದ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕುದುರೆಯ ಗೊರಸು ಹೊಡೆಯುವ ಶಬ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ലോപ്പിംഗ്

കഠിനമായ പ്രതലത്തിൽ കുതിരയുടെ കുളമ്പടി അടിക്കുന്ന ശബ്ദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੱਟਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਸਤਹ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਘੋੜੇ ਦੇ ਖੁਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਆਵਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

کلپنگ

سخت سطح پر گھوڑے کے کھروں کے ٹکرانے کی آواز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

剪裁

马蹄撞击坚硬表面的声音

🇯🇵Japanese

トリミング

馬の蹄が硬い地面を叩く音

🇰🇷Korean

딸깍 소리

말발굽이 딱딱한 표면에 부딪히는 소리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng gõ cửa

tiếng vó ngựa chạm vào bề mặt cứng

🇹🇭Thai

การปิดกั้น

เสียงกีบม้ากระทบกับพื้นแข็ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kliping

suara tapak kuda yang membentur permukaan keras

🇲🇾Malay

bergumpal

bunyi tapak kaki kuda menghentak pada permukaan yang keras

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقطيع

صوت حوافر الحصان وهي تضرب على سطح صلب

🇹🇷Turkish

çıtırdama

atın toynaklarının sert bir yüzeye çarpma sesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

גזירה

קול פגיעות פרסות סוס על משטח קשה

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The primary meaning of 'clopping' is 'the sound of a horse's hoofs hitting on a hard surface'.

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