"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
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-sLyK2Vt9
  2. (transitive, rare) to cause one to trip-trap Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-trip-trap-en-verb-uHu28MNo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: triptrap, trip trap

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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