handshaking

/ (ˈhændˌʃeɪkɪŋ) /

noun

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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Words nearby handshaking

handsew, handsewn, handsfree, handshake, handshaker, handshaking, handshape, hands-off, handsome, handsome is as handsome does, handsomely

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Example sentences from the Web for handshaking

We shared a silent moment and then a couple of folks snapped official pictures, and the handshaking started all over again.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
A pronam in India takes the place of the Western greeting by handshaking.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
It was pleasant thus to be introducing his country to the handshaking, so to speak, of the old established nations of the world.
Benjamin Franklin|John Torrey Morse, Jr.

The handshaking, talk and laughter when the canoes beached was never to be forgotten.
Canadian Wilds|Martin Hunter
It was in the very beginning of the handshaking and there were not so many of them as of us.
A Woman of Genius|Mary Austin
After awhile the handshaking was over, and the mayor was able to get a few minutes with Archie.
The Adventures of a Boy Reporter|Harry Steele Morrison

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