"trip-trap" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} trip-trap
  1. Representing the sound of walking on a hard surface.
    Sense id: en-trip-trap-en-intj-NweO1Tul Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 46 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: triptrap, trip trap

Verb

Forms: trip-traps [present, singular, third-person], trip-trapping [participle, present], trip-trapped [participle, past], trip-trapped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} trip-trap (third-person singular simple present trip-traps, present participle trip-trapping, simple past and past participle trip-trapped)
  1. (intransitive) To make stomping or tapping noises while walking or running. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-trip-trap-en-verb-52Zp90x~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 47 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 46 38
  2. (transitive, rare) To cause one to trip-trap. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-trip-trap-en-verb-dpxk6tCO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 46 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 35 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: triptrap, trip trap

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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