hand-clapping
Example Sentences
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After some girls completed their classwork recently, they played a hand-clapping game.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
No sign of that at time of writing, and there was a desk-banging, hand-clapping show of unity from Labour MSs in yesterday's debate.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024
Others were written especially for the album, like “Dance Revival,” which features a foot-stomping, hand-clapping backbeat behind the electrifying voice of Jekalyn Carr.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2023
The singer’s husband, former hockey player Mike Fisher, commented “thank you!!” alongside two hand-clapping emoji.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021
The ape had spoken; there was a burst of laughter and hand-clapping.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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