handclapping

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English

Etymology

From hand +‎ clapping.

Noun

handclapping (countable and uncountable, plural handclappings)

  1. The activity of clapping hands, especially as part of a musical performance.
    • 1904, Carolyn Wells, “The Debate”, in Patty at Home, New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, →OCLC, page 12:
      With an air of having accomplished her intention, Aunt Alice sat down amid great cheers and handclappings from the opposite side.
    • 1945, Betty Miller, On the Side of the Angels, London: Capuchin Classics, published 2012, →ISBN, page 102:
      The open air, like a vast bell of glass, clamped down over them, muffling the volume, reducing the impact and precision of their notes: for all its ardour, the Linfield Rhythm Quartette remained a background noise only; an accompaniment to the talk, the laughter, the sudden shouts and handclappings.
    • 1950, Allan Nevins, “The Democratic Rupture”, in The Emergence of Lincoln, volumes II (Prologue to Civil War, 1859-1861), New York, N.Y., London: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →ISBN, section VI, page 223:
      The bright smiles and handclappings which Charleston ladies bestowed upon the receding delegates were applause for an irrevocable step toward war; […]
    • 2007 June 30, Jon Pareles, “Far Beyond Flamenco, a Zest for Rhythms (and Politics)”, in New York Times‎:
      But passages of traditionalist flamenco, with Mr. Giménez accompanied by six-beat handclapping, were soon overlaid with DJ Panko’s scratching or Javier Martin’s thumb-popping bass lines.

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