Meanings
adjectiveclapping (comparative more clapping, superlative most clapping)
comparative more clapping · superlative most clapping
- That claps.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of clap
nounclapping (countable and uncountable, plural clappings)
plural clappings
- countableuncountableThe action by which someone or something claps.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishclappynge
- Englishclapping
From Middle English clappynge; equivalent to clap + -ing.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κρότος
- κρότος (krótos)the action by which someone or something claps
German Klatschen
- Klatschenthe action by which someone or something claps
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with clapping
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
clapping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapping
MLA
“clapping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapping. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clapping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapping.
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