Unclap

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove (one's hand clapped over one's mouth, or similar). transitive

    "He unclapped the hand over his mouth to announce, “The PR chick is enormous and scary, with pink hair.”"

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"He unclapped the hand over his mouth to announce, “The PR chick is enormous and scary, with pink hair.”"

Etymology

From un- + clap.

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