handclapping

Definitions

The activity of clapping hands, especially as part of a musical performance.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“With an air of having accomplished her intention, Aunt Alice sat down amid great cheers and handclappings from the opposite side.”

“The open⟳ air, like⟳ a vast bell of glass, clamped down over them, muffling the volume, reducing the impact and precision of their notes: for all its ardour, the Linfield Rhythm Quartette remained a background noise only; an accompaniment to the talk⟳, the laughter, the sudden shouts and handclappings.”

“The bright smiles and handclappings which Charleston ladies bestowed upon the receding delegates were applause for an irrevocable step toward war; […]”

“But passages of traditionalist flamenco, with Mr. Giménez accompanied by six-beat handclapping, were soon overlaid with DJ Panko’s scratching or Javier Martin’s thumb-popping bass lines.”

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