clap
Example Sentences
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She did a huge loud fake burp on her second try, and everybody clapped.
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No sports region deserves this less than New England, where titles are routine, and orthopedics treat patients with tendonitis from clapping at too many championship parades.
And where I was standing on a pedestal, clapping.
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She broke off as we came in, clapped a hand over her mouth, and giggled like a schoolgirl.
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Leo hits the last chord with a flourish and the guys laugh and clap.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.