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clapping

/ˈklæpɪŋ/

clapping along

clappingnoun

clappings

Translations

хлопки

The clapping of hands echoed in the large hall.

Хлопки рук эхом раздавались в большом зале.

аплодисменты

The audience gave a round of clapping after the performance.

Зрители устроили круг аплодисментов после выступления.

Definitions

The act of striking the palms of the hands together repeatedly, typically to show appreciation or approval.

The audience's clapping filled the theater after the performance.

Synonyms

clappinggerund / present participle

/ˈklæpɪŋ/

Definitions

Producing or characterized by the sound or action of claps.

The hall echoed with clapping cheers.

Synonyms

clapverb

clapping

Gerund

clapped

Past Simple

clapped

Past Participle

clapping

Gerund

/klæp/

Translations

хлопать

The audience began to clap after the performance.

Зрители начали хлопать после выступления.

аплодировать

The crowd started to clap and cheer for the band.

Толпа начала аплодировать и приветствовать группу.

Additional translations

похлопывать

захлопывать

бить в ладоши

Definitions

To strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound, often as a sign of approval or appreciation.

The audience began to clap after the performance ended.

To strike (someone or something) with the flat of the hand as a gesture of encouragement or congratulation.

He clapped his friend on the back for a job well done.

To make a sudden, loud noise similar to clapping, often used to describe thunder.

Thunder clapped loudly in the distance as the storm approached.

To place or put something quickly and forcefully, often with a sharp sound, usually followed by an adverb or preposition.

He clapped his hand over her mouth before she could scream.

Synonyms

clapnoun

Definitions

A sudden, loud sound made by striking the palms of the hands together.

The audience gave a loud clap after the performance.

A single, sudden, loud noise, such as thunder.

A clap of thunder startled everyone in the room.

A venereal disease, specifically gonorrhea.

He went to the clinic to get treatment for the clap.

A quick, light blow delivered with the flat of the hand.

She gave the horse a reassuring clap on the neck.