To make a looping sound or movement; the sound itself; or in sailing, a term for certain rope configurations.
Likely imitative origin, related to 'loop' with a 'cl-' onset consonant cluster.
In sailing terminology, a 'cloop' describes specific rigging where lines loop back on themselves—it's a word that uses onomatopoeia to help sailors remember the technique!
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