clapping

Speech parts

1. clapping - Noun

2. clapping - Verb

Derived from clap

Meaning

of Clap

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

applause hand clapping hand strike approval praise acclaim percussion cracking flap cheer slap spat applaud commendation
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Antonyms

badger boo snort razz provoke bait
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Hypernyms

approval commendation

Hyponyms

hand round handclap

Phrases with the word

clapping eyes on clapping of hands clapping on

Examples

Even as the Sun doth not wait for prayers and incantations to rise, but shines forth and is welcomed by all: so thou also wait not for clapping of hands and shouts and praise to do thy duty; nay, do good of thine own accord, and thou wilt be loved like the Sun. Epictetus

Pure entertainment is not an egotistical lady singing boring songs onstage for two hours and people in tuxes clapping whether they like it or not. It's the real performers on the street who can hold people's attention and keep them from walking away. Andy Kaufman

If you open up your eyes and imagine. Expand your horizon with rhyming and rapping. Quit rapping and rhyming bout cocaine supplying. And clapping is anyone out there or are yall all absent? Lupe Fiasco

As I walked down to the end of the barracks, there was applause from the men too weak to get out of bed. It sounded like the hand clapping of babies; they were so weak. Edward R. Murrow

Clapping with the right hand only will not produce a noise. Malay Proverb

Clapping with the right hand only will not make a noise. Malawi Proverb

Close letter words and terms

clappers Clapperton Clapperton's francolin clapping eyes on clapping game clapping of hands