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How to pronounce clap in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms gonorrhea, gonorrhoea
Type of cupid's disease, cupid's itch, dose, std, vd, venereal disease, venereal infection, venus's curse, sexually transmitted disease, social disease
Type Words
Synonyms acclaim, applaud, spat
Type of motion, gesture, gesticulate
Has types bravo
Derivation clapper, clapping
Type Words
Synonyms spat
Type of gesture, gesticulate, motion
Derivation clapper, clapping


The children were clapping to the music.
Type Words
Synonyms clack
Type of noise
Type Words
Synonyms bam, bang, blast, eruption
Type of noise
Has types water hammer
Type Words
Type of beat, flap


The big bird clapped its wings.
Type Words
Type of set, lay, place, pose, position, put


The judge clapped him in jail.
Type Words
Type of flap, beat


the wings of the birds clapped loudly.
Type Words
Type of hit
Derivation clapper


clap two boards together.
Type Words
Type of hit

Examples of clap

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Until their fury breaks upon us abruptly as a clap of thunder in a summer storm.
From the buffalonews.com
I clap the Tesoro High School student on the back for being a solid outdoorsman.
From the ocregister.com
I noticed tour guides getting groups of people to clap in front of the pyramid.
From the guardian.co.uk
Nearly everyone at the festival was Hindu, yet they were delighted to clap along.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Clap your hand, clap your hand, listen to the music of Govt and clap your hand.
From the independent.co.uk
Lower and A variant exercise is quickly clap your hands when they are in the air.
From the mirror.co.uk
It goes down nice and easy, plus at the end there's a great big clap fest finale.
From the sacbee.com
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was playing, and everyone was very excited to say hello.
From the travel.nytimes.com
The kids in their audiences like to dance, clap and yell while the boys juggle.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Bang: a sudden very loud noise
  • Put quickly or forcibly; "The judge clapped him in jail"
  • Gonorrhea: a common venereal disease caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae; symptoms are painful urination and pain around the urethra
  • Cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings"
  • Applaud: clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
  • Clack: a sharp abrupt noise as if two objects hit together; may be repeated
  • Clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"
  • Strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
  • Strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together"