hand-clapping
Example Sentences
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The album’s second side opens with “Bein’ With You,” a gospel-flavored track with hand-clapping, guitar, uplifting strings and strong background vocals.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
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
The singer’s husband, former hockey player Mike Fisher, commented “thank you!!” alongside two hand-clapping emoji.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021
When this show opened in 1970, The New York Times called it “a hand-clapping, foot-tapping, sky-reaching, finger-jabbing, body-swaying, ear-splitting musical revue.”
From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2018
Tony led the loud hand-clapping and was out in the center of the floor when it stopped.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
