1. the sound made by a horse’s hooves hitting a hard surface

1. making the sound of horse hooves hitting a hard surface
Usage: present participle of ‘clop’

Examples

• The clopping of horses echoed through the quiet street.
• We could hear the rhythmic clopping on the cobblestones.
• The horse was clopping slowly down the path.
• The clopping grew louder as the carriage approached.
• She listened to the gentle clopping outside her window.
• The pony came clopping into the stable yard.