handshaking
the act or practice of shaking hands: Handshaking was discouraged during the pandemic to avoid transmission of the virus.The traveler was sent off with many handshakings and words of advice.
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How to use handshaking in a sentence
We shared a silent moment and then a couple of folks snapped official pictures, and the handshaking started all over again.
And the other part is a different level, which is just the amount of handshaking and appearances, the small talk, and… no.
Scandal’s Lisa Kudrow on Sexism in Politics (and That Epic Rant) | Kevin Fallon | November 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSoon the boys were piling out on the ground, and a general handshaking followed.
The Rover Boys on the Farm | Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)And Bibbs gave his sister a shy but friendly touch upon the shoulder as a complement to the handshaking, and left her.
The Turmoil | Booth TarkingtonJust then Terry came up and another handshaking took place between the cowboy and him.
Fred Fearnot's New Ranch | Hal Standish
Along the front of the officers' row he saw the bustle, and handshaking, laughter, and quick conversation.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone | Frederic RemingtonTheir joy at seeing us was pathetic, and there was a great deal of handshaking over our meeting.
My War Experiences in Two Continents | Sarah Macnaughtan
British Dictionary definitions for handshaking
/ (ˈhændˌʃeɪkɪŋ) /
computing communication between a computer system and an external device, by which each tells the other that data is ready to be transferred, and that the receiver is ready to accept it
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