clap
verb (used with object)
to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval.
has clapped
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present perfectof clap (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But beyond influence, for Corea, the bottom line is rhythm, which should surprise no one who has clapped along with the flamenco beat of his most famous hit, “Spain.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 24, 2018
Now that Michael Phelps has packed up his Speedo and gone home and Simone Biles has clapped her last cloud of chalk into the rafters, will the American public stay for the Paralympics after-party?
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2016
Near them is someone who has clapped for every movie today.
From Time ● Mar. 20, 2011
George White has clapped together the best revue since he initiated his series to relieve visiting buyers and firemen of the Summer doldrums.
From Time Magazine Archive
Still, when a Chancellor of Exchequer has clapped on sixpence a gallon on whiskey, it is as well for his colleagues to avoid looking a Scotch hogshead or an Irish puncheon in the face.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, May 31, 1890 by Various
