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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
handclap
noun
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
slow handclap
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ There was a brief handclap from some students toward the rear of the hall.
Wiktionary
handclap

n. A single clap of the hands

WordNet
handclap

n. a clap of the hands to indicate approval

Wikipedia
HandClap (song)

"HandClap" is a song recorded by American indie pop band Fitz and the Tantrums. The song was released as the lead single from their self-titled album Fitz and the Tantrums on March 25, 2016 through Elektra Records.

Usage examples of "handclap".

He heard music and handclapping coming from the plaza but felt too tired to see what was happening there.

From the diners, a spontaneous burst of applause, changing to handclapping in time with the music as waiters encircled the room.

I rolled them up and decided to toss them over to Opel because I knew she would clap her hands softly as soon as she realized my intention and I wanted to witness that small gesture of hers, simple prefix to a game of catch, the mildest of handclaps transformed to a radiant act of grace by the beauty of the child reconstructed in the gesture.

Perched beside Noel, he heard a few scattered handclaps, a few cheers, then more and more, gathering till they boomed against the walls.

As he limped off the stage, feeble brief handclapping ensued, with more catcalls.

The seated performers joined in with the jaleo, and the handclaps that accompany the flamenco dance, and the rhythmic beat of the palms enhanced the music and dancing, lifting it, building it, until the room began to rock with the echo of the zapateado, the hypnotic beat of the half toe, the heel, and the full sole clacking out an endless variation of tone and rhythmic sensations.