klap
Britishverb
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Origin of klap
from Afrikaans
Example Sentences
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Shales Frits Klap said the company was able to reduce flaring in the Permian by about 80% since 2017, crediting the reduction to new technologies such as the Climate Action Engine.
From Washington Times
Clap, klap, n. the noise made by the sudden striking together of two things, as the hands: a burst of sound: a slap.—v.t. to strike together so as to make a noise: to thrust or drive together suddenly: to fasten promptly: to pat with the hand in a friendly manner: to applaud with the hands: to bang: to imprison—e.g. 'to clap one in prison.'—v.i. to strike the hands together: to strike together with noise: to applaud:—pr.p. clap′ping; pa.p. clapped.—ns.
From Project Gutenberg
Ah ah, me wau wau no klap tenas man.
From Project Gutenberg
Klip, klap, plash the waves on the ship's wooden sides.
From Project Gutenberg
For a work with credibility in the classical world, “Parks” — especially the second movement, “Klap Ur Handz,” which instructs the musicians to clap and stomp in a kind of call-and-response pattern — generates unusual enthusiasm among young urban audiences.
From New York Times
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