clip-clop
Carriage horse sound
Clip-clop is the rhythmic sound of hooves striking pavement or hard ground, especially from a horse at a walking pace.
The word imitates the alternating beats: The clip-clop of the carriage horse echoed through the cobblestone streets.
As a verb, to clip-clop is to move while making this sound.
Pace between walk, canter
- canterModerate equine gait
- gallopSwiftest quadruped gait
- paceSpeed of movement
- hoovesUngulate foot coverings
horseshoe · cobblestone · pavement · carriage · echo · stride · footfall · prance
Atop a steed
- ridingControlling while mounted
- saddleMounted rider's seat
- bridleEquine control harness
- reinsBit-attached steering straps
stirrups · dressage · carriage · harness · farrier · stable · manege · hackamore
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- tempoRate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- regularityConsistent, predictable occurrence
pulse · sequence · tapping · drumming · metronome · patter · syncopation · repetition
trot
Pace between walk, canter
hooves · horseshoe · cobblestone · pavement · carriage · echo · stride · footfall · prance · ambling
horseback
Atop a steed
reins · stirrups · dressage · carriage · harness · farrier · stable · manege · hackamore · pommel
cadence
Rhythmic pulse or pattern
- tempoRate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
regularity · pulse · sequence · tapping · drumming · metronome · patter · syncopation · repetition · steady
clip-clopgallop
Swiftest quadruped gait
stampede · dead stop · canter · stillness · standing still
clip-clopsilence
Total lack of sound
stillness · quiet · hush · soundlessness
clipped, clipping, clippers, clipper, clippings, clop, unclipped, clopping, clippable