With an air of having accomplished her intention, Aunt Alice sat down amid great cheers and handclappings from the opposite side.
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Handclapping
Synonyms for "handclapping" (13 found)
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Translations
8 translations across 4 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 拍手 noun (activity of clapping hands)
- 鼓掌 noun (activity of clapping hands)
Dutch
1 entries- handgeklap noun (activity of clapping hands)
Finnish
3 entries- käsien taputus noun (activity of clapping hands)
- kätten taputus noun (activity of clapping hands)
- taputus noun (activity of clapping hands)
Tagalog
2 entries- palakpak noun (activity of clapping hands)
- talampi noun (activity of clapping hands)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
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.
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The bright smiles and handclappings which Charleston ladies bestowed upon the receding delegates were applause for an irrevocable step toward war; […]
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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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