hand clapping

Noun

Meaning

a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

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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

Gospel is a "joyful noise," sometimes accompanied by instrumentation and almost always punctuated by hand clapping, toe tapping, and body movement." Source: Internet

The bell and hand clapping are meant to wake up or attract the attention of the kami of the shrine, so that one's prayer may be heard. Source: Internet

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