Search results
- Dictionaryclapping/ˈklapɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the sound or action of striking the palms together repeatedly, typically in order to applaud someone or something; applause: "when the clapping had died down, he stood up to make a speech"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
CLAP definition: 1. to make a short loud noise by hitting your hands together: 2. to clap your hands repeatedly to…. Learn more.
When the audience noticed this, they began to clap, and continued clapping throughout the musical interlude that precedes the epilogue.
(Definition of clapping from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of clapping. clapping. Clapping along should come from me being inspired enough in whatever you're doing to want to clap along. From Huffington Post.
Clap definition: to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval. See examples of CLAP used in a sentence.
The meaning of CLAP is to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise. How to use clap in a sentence.
noun. /ˈklæpɪŋ/ [uncountable] the act or the sound of people hitting their open hands together, especially several times to show that they approve of or have enjoyed something. I could hear the sound of clapping from the other room. Definitions on the go.
Definitions of clapping. noun. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together. synonyms: applause, hand clapping. see more. Pronunciation.
to strike (someone) amicably with a light, open-handed slap, as in greeting, encouragement, or the like: He clapped his friend on the back. to strike (an object) against something quickly and forcefully, producing an abrupt, sharp sound, or a series of such sounds: to clap a book on the table.
To clap is to strike your hands together. After an awesome play, an audience will clap and maybe even stand up and hoot. A clap is also any loud or sharp noise or collision, like a clap of thunder.
To strike (the hands) together with an abrupt, loud sound, usually repeatedly: clapped hands in time to the music. 3. To strike lightly but firmly with the open hand, as in greeting: clapped me on the shoulder. 4. To put or place quickly and firmly: clapped the purse snatcher in jail; clapped a lid on the box. 5.
