Meanings
verbunclap (third-person singular simple present unclaps, present participle unclapping, simple past and past participle unclapped)
present singular third person unclaps · participle present unclapping · participle past unclapped · past unclapped
- transitiveTo remove (one's hand clapped over one's mouth, or similar).
I slowly nod, afraid to unclap my hand from my mouth, afraid of the words that might spill out: […]
2016, Darcy Woods, Summer of Supernovas, page 2341 more example
He unclapped the hand over his mouth to announce, “The PR chick is enormous and scary, with pink hair.”
2013, Jennifer Echols, Playing Dirty, page 21
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unclap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unclap
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“unclap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unclap. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unclap,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unclap.
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