quop

English

Alternative forms

• quap (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English quappen, of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwɒp/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

quop (third-person singular simple present quops, present participle quopping, simple past and past participle quopped)

1. (rare, intransitive) To throb or beat.
   • 1922 February, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:

     His heart quopped softly.