Sentence examples for been clapping from inspiring English sources
noun
The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
- He summoned the waiter with a clap.
They must have been clapping for at least five minutes – standing, cheering, roaring.
For months, Wingate had been clapping his hands and urging his team on in a suit.
But someone, somewhere in the Great Hall of the People, may not have been clapping as loudly as the others.
COMMENT FROM DMITRI: I feel bad for Michelle, she's been clapping for like 4 minutes now COMMENT FROM BT: Obama's distate for french cuffs.
At the high school baseball tournament in Osaka, bands put away their instruments; instead, cheering sections have been clapping by hitting plastic horns together.
People have been clapping out of time ever since the first homo sapien discovered that hitting their palms together makes a nice sound, and it's infuriating at concerts, really pulling you out of the moment.
"Everybody was clapping".
"Everybody is clapping, clapping!" Joel reported, dazed.
