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handclap

[ UK /hˈændklæp/ ]
NOUN
  1. a clap of the hands to indicate approval

How To Use handclap In A Sentence

  • And it can be laughable as well, as with this mish-mash of funk, '80s electro-pop and rock, with the occasional idiot burst of horns, programmed handclaps and dumb-guy backing vocals.
  • After the group is seated, at long picnic tables, a handclap sounds and everyone rises for a minute of prayer (the community has no religious affiliation, although a priest comes to say Mass on Sundays). Wine Therapy
  • Speed are slick professional entertainers, constantly engaging the audience with whoops, hollers, handclaps and dazzling charisma.
  • Castanet-like handclaps trigger long, guttural sax lines; electronics fly across the speakers and give way to free-blasting; and odd, pogo-dancing themes over bumpy drumming sound like punk interpretations of Parisian cafe music.
  • The San Francisco band's third album doesn't match its predecessor, The Last Match, but fans will surely appreciate Linton and her bells, horns and handclaps.
  • Snares turn into handclaps, drums fall in and out of the mix, the beat sounds like it's running backwards - to which Jackson responds by singing wordless falsetto over the top.
  • The audience greets my speech with a slow handclap. Times, Sunday Times
  • It also offers much more: Kraftwerk-ian synthbass lines, echo to spare, handclaps that could cause hurricanes, and some of the most wonderful space symphonies every created.
  • The dizzying array of instrumentation, including handclaps, accordions, strings, and horns, faithfully captures the quirky energy of their live shows.
  • There is something liberating in the familiar keyboard inflections, earnest handclaps and muted but driving drums.
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