- present participle of clap.
clapping
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There was a telltale uncanniness to it—people clapping too slowly, as if underwater—but there was no disclaimer that it was fake.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
They stood onstage in a circle, clapping out the permutations of shifting meters—7 beats, 6 beats, or 5—that shape the three sections of a then-brand-new piece, “Fluoroscope.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The applause duly began before the famous door opened, so the first sight and sound to greet Andy Burnham and his wife were crowds of clapping staff, crammed into the Downing Street hall.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
In that moment, we were happy, we were clapping, we might have even been hopeful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The reason I was almost naked on a pedestal clapping was that I was getting a suit tailored.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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