clops 1 of 2

plural of clop

clops

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of clop

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for clops
Noun
  • Stewart said to massive claps from the audience.
    Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Owen Wilson’s Stick has been renewed for a second season; the news was likely received to just mild golf claps among the online golfing community.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes, in the deep winter quiet, a piano tinkles in Kelley’s Saloon, and the spirits dance to ghostly music.
    Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025
  • From the moment that Jerry Goldsmith’s piano tinkles caress the opening bars of his score while stars float past the frame, anyone with a soul knows that this is not your average IP cash-in.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If the Seattle running game once again sputters, moving the ball through the air could (obviously) be a struggle against Stingley and Co.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • And can Justin Herbert rev up an offense that sputters in the red zone while likely missing LT Joe Alt to an ankle injury?
    Greg Cote October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cutlery, rattles and cups are among the most popular choices as keepsake gifts for newborns.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Think things like rattles, balls, activity gyms, and more.
    Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • McGee led me through moves like Pilates 100s, crunches with rows, and full crunches (with my legs extended).
    Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 17 Oct. 2025
  • No leverage amplifying losses, no management teams making allocation decisions, no complex redemption mechanisms creating liquidity crunches.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But most deer versus vehicle crashes are the result of breeding season, when bucks are active and increasing their movement.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Three people were killed and one injured in three vehicle crashes on Arkansas roads on Wednesday and Friday, according to preliminary police reports.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And virtually all of them had played on a ton of station identification and advertising jingles.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Freebairn-Smith’s works also feature collaborations on dozens of commercial jingles for Chevron, Continental Airlines, United Airlines, Dubonnet Wine, Pacific Bell, among others.
    Giana Levy, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There were some cutbacks that got out on us, and the toss cracks really were effective for them today.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The city may have changed, but its shadows haven’t, and its oldest secrets still live between the cracks of its neighborhoods.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Clops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clops. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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