clap
verb (used with object)
to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval.
are clapping
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present progressiveof clap.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"Look at all these people, they are clapping for you," he said, as the audience duly obliged.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2023
People are clapping because they’re family members have died.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2020
But by the time we are clapping along to “The Best of Times,” this heartfelt “La Cage” has long since made its ineluctable point.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2016
Major deadlines are looming and deep budget cuts are on the horizon, but you are clapping and cheering in your cubicle over an explosive putback by St. Peter’s Ryan Bacon.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2011
My knees are clapping as I do the pivot turn.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
