clap
verb (used with object)
to strike the palms of (one's hands) against one another resoundingly, and usually repeatedly, especially to express approval.
have clapped
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present perfectof clap.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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Many of us would have clapped that gesture, because unless a symbolic action like that gets taken, no one is going to take it very seriously.
From BBC ● May 22, 2023
“Regardless of who won that Oscar… Angela Bassett could have clapped for the winner. To just sit there and not clap because you didn’t win … #notclassy,” wrote a Twitter user.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
If that’s the case, the passengers may have clapped in celebration of their crew’s incompetence.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2017
However, he would surely have clapped his hands at the prospect that experimenters could one day induce large objects to have quantum properties.
From Nature ● Dec. 22, 2015
Oh, maybe ten years ago, she would have clapped her hands—hurray!—as if this were good news.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
