Etymology

clapping

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Today it means: That claps. Full definition →

Middle English clappynge
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromclappynge
  2. English todayclapping

From Middle English clappynge; equivalent to clap + -ing.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.