单词 | clip-clop |
释义 | clip-clopn. An imitation of sounds of alternating rhythm. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [noun] > regular or alternating rhythm cadence1667 throb throb1857 clip-clop1863 chip-chop1876 rum-tum1879 pom-pom1892 throb1892 heartbeat1898 bounce1937 plip-plop1953 1863 M. Howitt tr. F. Bremer Greece & Greeks II. xvii. 169 Thy slippers make a clip-a-clap. 1884 ‘F. Anstey’ Giant's Robe xxxix From the streets below came up the constant roll of wheels and clip-clop of hoofs from passing broughams. Derivatives clip-clop v. (intransitive) (esp. of hoofs) to make such a sound; occasionally transitive. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (intransitive)] > sound of hoofs clip-clop1927 clop-clop1929 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > repeated sound or succession of sounds > [verb (transitive)] > clatter > like hoofs clip-clop1927 1927 H. V. Morton In Search of Eng. iii. 57 The fishermen clip-clopped over the stones in thigh boots. 1927 H. V. Morton In Search of Eng. v. 93 The donkeys..clip-clop up the cobbles. 1947 K. Cameron Sound & Documentary Film i. 10 The characteristic sound of hooves of dray horses clip-clopping along the cobbled street. a1948 D. Welch Voice through Cloud (1950) xxii. 179 [Matron] clip-clopped away, complaining to herself. 1963 R. H. Morrieson Scarecrow (1964) i. 2 In our little town a horse would clip-clop along..the main street at noonday. 1978 N.Y. Times 30 Mar. c16/2 Slamming a..door, clipclopping coconut shells and shuffling shoes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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