clap
Example Sentences
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Once the procession is over, members of the public are allowed up the narrow staircase to the gallery, passing stern signs warning them not to clap.
From BBC
Students stand in a circle as an instructor, Rusty Trzpuc, who wears a leather belt imprinted with the word “sold” on the back, claps out a metronomic beat.
In 2021 it was claimed in some reports that Neymar received extra money for clapping the fans, but the details paint a different picture.
From BBC
When we clap someone on the back, we can, however unintentional, inadvertently be thumping someone else.
From MarketWatch
A woman behind me quietly sobbed as she sang and clapped along to the more spirited songs.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
