The horse's hooves beat a rapid rhythm.

Meaning: This means that the horse was running very fast.

Choice of Words: Hooves are the hard parts of a horse's feet that touch the ground when it walks or runs. Beat means to strike or hit something repeatedly. Rhythm is a pattern of repeated sounds or movements. When you put them together, "The horse's hooves beat a rapid rhythm" means that the horse's feet were hitting the ground very quickly and regularly.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The horses' hooves clopped against the cobblestones.
• The horses thundered down the track, hooves pounding.
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• Rapid wings.
• Music's beat matched heart's beat.
• Hooves pounded, earth trembled, freedom reigned.
• Horse hooves pounded the ground.