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Antonyms for clapping

Grammar : Verb
Spell : klap
Phonetic Transcription : klæp

Definition of clapping

Origin :
  • Old English clæppan "to throb, beat," common West Germanic, echoic (cf. Old Frisian klapa "to beat," Old Norse klappa, Old High German klaphon, German klappen, Old Saxon klapunga). Meaning "to strike or knock" is from c.1300. Meaning "to make a sharp noise" is late 14c. Of hands, to beat them together to get attention or express joy, from late 14c. To clap (someone) on the back is from 1520s. Related: Clapped; clapping.
  • verb applaud; slap with approbation
Example sentences :
  • "Oh, it's just like a pink story," she cried, clapping her hands.
  • Extract from : « The Little Colonel » by Annie Fellows Johnston
  • The sails had fallen off and they were flapping and thumping and clapping in the wind.
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
  • "I think you are in love," said the host, clapping him on the back.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • He was clapping his hands silently and laughing quietly, but still he was laughing.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Laughter and clapping of hands and acclamations again arose.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • Loud and continuous, gloriously continuous, came the clapping.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
  • The band had ceased to play, and the people were shouting, clapping hands, and cheering.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • "There's a father for you," said the old wife, clapping her hands, and almost in tears.
  • Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
  • "Then I've found your job," said Sheldon heartily, clapping Peter on the back.
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
  • "That's what you must look to, Bramleigh," he would say, clapping him on the shoulder.
  • Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for clapping

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