- present participle of clap.
clapping
Example Sentences
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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
With Boro leading 1-0 in the 80th minute through a Lankshear goal, the striker slowly jogged off the pitch while clapping the fans.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
In Kyiv, an AFP reporter saw protesters clapping and banging the cardboard placards that became a symbol of last summer's anti-government protests, chanting "shame" and "Fedorov".
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
In that moment, we were happy, we were clapping, we might have even been hopeful.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
My whole class started clapping again when we saw her on TV.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
