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Sentence Examples One of them gives a demoniac plan, and another comes and gives a demoniac clap to it. Burrows told him to clap his hands together when he needed the services of a page and turned to the Solomonic consideration of other things. The waiting drivers clap and cheer appreciatively, ducking the occasional piece of burning debris raining from the sky. When Hampson closes his eyes at the end and bows his head, nobody dares to clap. To all concerned, take a deserved big bow and a clap on the back for a job well done. She suddenly heard the audience clap, meaning the lights had dimmed and the curtains were about to open any minute. What no-one has asked yet is, why is the President speaking the next day, and will everyone be lining up to clap him? Ike turned off the TV with a clap of his hand and the room was pitched instantly into inky blackness. She had been attracted by the dancing and sounds of the accompanying clap sticks. They first perform a ritual, using song, dance, and clap sticks, not to call the dolphins, but to get into a state which they call the Dreamtime. Although different methods have been tried in the past, the current rules call for the referee to clap once with arms outstretched in front. Maybe you should clap your hands once and knock your heels together three times. People rushed over to clap Jeff on the back, hug Bethany, and congratulate the both of them. You're now feeling as if you want to sing a song, and you want to make a clap stick, a woomera, a spear, or anything. They all wanted to congratulate him and clap him on the back, not really understanding why he was running away from Tabitha. You clap your hand to your forehead and trot back upstairs to change into a pair of jeans. They sit on the bleachers inside Matthews Arena and clap and stomp and cheer their lungs out when the Huskies score. In these desert and semi-arid regions, music is performed with voice and the rhythm of clap sticks. The band combined electric instruments with didgeridoo and clap sticks and flanked the musicians with dancers in striking body paint. He hadn't yet decided when a loud clap of thunder made him jump, coinciding with a streak of lightning. Show More Sentences Now and then, they'd both clap their hands together and syncopate the beat. There was a strained silence for a while and then in the distance there was a clap of thunder. A loud clap of thunder sounded overhead, followed immediately by a flash of lightning that lit up the entire night sky. The audience began to clap and whistle, standing up in their seats while Will kissed Lauren sweetly and they went off-air. This announcement earned him a smile and a clap on the shoulder before Aurelio began chopping the potatoes into neat little cubes. There were no bells sounding, no fireworks screaming through the sky, and no audience to clap and cheer us on. With a friendly clap on the back, he sent Josh over to a group of elderly gentlemen, who all happily shook Josh's hand. Suddenly a loud clap came from one of the men, followed by another, and then another until his whole command was clapping and applauding. Ushered to the sides, fans glance backwards and, catching sight of the Welsh players, clap and cheer. Those involved would be the first to accept a clap on the back if they had won. He gave me a soft clap on the shoulder, which nearly sent me tumbling to the floor. Crowds young and old lined the streets to clap and cheer the parade, led by brass brands, on their way to Albert Square. One breaks into an impromptu jig, or sun dance, or hobo shuffle, whatever, while the others clap the beat. As he was about to get to the part of fighting, when he felt a strong clap on the back of his shoulder. No use blaming only one partner because it takes two hands to clap just as it takes two to tango! Just as I was about to power up the mower, there was a clap of thunder and the rain started. I ran out of the shop and as I did so there was a loud clap of thunder and a flash of lightning. Suddenly, there was a loud clap of thunder, followed by a low rumbling that shook the house. Malcolm's voice was like a clap of thunder, startling everyone at the table. When I got off the train there was a clap of thunder and a flash of lightening. Show More Sentences A loud clap of thunder sounded and rain could be heard pelting against the roof. But a mid-afternoon clap of thunder and the presence of dark, rainy skies sent this reporter scurrying for the safety of his car. All of a sudden, a clap of thunder roared in their ears, jolting them back into the world of the living. He extinguishes these candles by blowing them out and all present clap their hands. There are no rehabilitation homes here and the police certainly cannot clap small children in jail just because they ask for money. The new king was able to clap two members of his father's ageing Council in the Tower before handing them over to the axe. It wasn't until he finished his little improv and I started to clap that he looked up at me. And so it continues with only the occasional hand clap to lessen the interminable uninspiring drone. It seems that I have severe cases of genital warts, the clap, crabs, herpes and syphillis. A brilliant fork of lightning erupted from the dark grey clouds, a clap of thunder following closely behind. No amount of crocodile tears or political clap trap from politicians will be of any help whatsoever. Again, not cost-effective, but there was never the artificial start of the scene that can come with the clap of the slate. A lot of members over there clap when people say to get rid of the gun registry. Cue a sinister clap of thunder and a foreboding flash of lightning. It is also considered disruptive to clap individual songs or short instrumental pieces rather than at the end of each group at lieder recitals or early music concerts. People with no sense of rhythm try to clap along to the music. Try three sets of 20 push-ups, with a clap at the top of each one. Perhaps part of the whip moves faster than the speed of sound, around 750 miles an hour, and the clap of noise comes as the sound barrier is broken. Bill Hogan designed it and he really does deserve a clap on the back. There came a hearty clap on my shoulder and I half-turned to come face to face with a ruddy-complexioned bloke about my own age, perhaps a little less. Show More Sentences She smiled, giving both of them a friendly clap on the shoulder. Sam snivelled and nodded, earning himself a clap on the shoulder. With a clap on the shoulder for me and a kiss for Willow, he went to bed. Before the two could get on with their innocent, child-like play, however, a loud clap of thunder echoed throughout the skies, which had turned dark from a while ago. About three this morning, though, I was woken by heavy rain on the window, quickly followed by a massive clap of thunder as the good weather finally broke. Five minutes ago I was sitting here and was blinded by a white light which was followed by the loudest clap of thunder I've heard for a few years. There is a gasp at such a strong curse word and parents clap their hands over the ears of their children as even worse is shouted by the mayor's wife. Will the relieved crowd of onlookers reward him with a golf clap? A very big golf clap goes out to them for finally lifting the ban. It deserves a golf clap for providing sublime hi-fi liquidity. His parents clap for him at meals, give him easily accomplished tasks and never spank, so he's able to maintain a positive self-image. Afterwards there was a small reception party of supporters at the door of the Kildare dressing room, to clap the returning players in from their warm-down. Look to see if the child wakens when the mother talks or gently shakes the child or when you clap your hands. The music drifted through the rain and the woman started to clap her hands and dance. Stewart hit the deck, only to pop back up and seamlessly transition into a clap. As, earlier, the clap had been good for his work ethic, so were these six years of durance vile away from the Big Onion action. It blew through the leaves causing them to move and rustle and around the branches causing them to creak and clap together. Every Wednesday a few hundred people come out on the streets of Belarusian cities and wordlessly clap their hands. The recent mounting criticism of the Barroso team is nothing short of a clap of thunder in a calm sky. There was a clap of thunder, four bolts of lightning cut through the thick air and struck down four confused Senshi. Show More Sentences Each huge clap of thunder reverberated round the mountains for so long that its noise would be interrupted by the next, causing a continuous rumbling for hours on end. With a hot curling iron, take small parts of the bottom half of hair and clap the curling iron on the edge of the hair section. Julius explained that the louder you clap, the greater the benefits to your internal organs, before holding out his hands and going again. Parents seated on rows of wooden benches clap, cheer and take photographs on smartphones. Since then, those who can make it clap have attracted more and more attention. At the beginning of the track there is a good clap that then leaves very quickly a hellish melody hard to describe. Do we think that Saddam Hussein is somebody we should stand up and clap for? If the patient is worried about not being able to ask you to stop, negotiate a signal for 'time out', such as clap hands, raise a finger. You can declare human rights, and everyone will clap, but those who infringe them will merely shrug. Reading is very important because people clap their hands and this brings great satisfaction. Once the water temperature reaches 20°C, the female oysters clap their valves together and release millions of eggs into the marine environment. When those who knew that song leapt to their feet to sing, clap, and move every time it was sung, how I wanted to join them. They race around on kickboards and animate the public to clap their hands and shout. If the response isn't mighty enough, Pastor Caleb Owuonda urges the people to clap again. Read poems to the class, and ask the children to clap each time they hear an accented syllable. We were not told that if we were alone we were not to clap, because that would start them moving. The clap skates developed for her at FES enabled her to keep way ahead of the competition. Ask the participants to clap when you stretch your right arm, and then again when you stretch your left arm. Her parents would clap and say bravo and her dad would look at her like someone who has the special insight to realize those moments were the best of his life. He heard the swoosh of her sword leaving its scabbard, then a loud clap. Show More Sentences We hear the sound of Aboriginal clap sticks, chanting, and dancing. In his one-man play, he sits next to a real campfire and uses props from his home, such as his crocodile harpoon and clap sticks, to illustrate his life. He sits in a back pew, hitting his clap sticks in time with the hymns. My remark provoked a loud laugh from the guide, a clap on the shoulder and a dig in the ribs, which I regarded as so many tributes to my skill in theological dialectic. There wasn't even a polite clap for the leaders, but when they returned in their cricket clothes for a second inspection just before midday, there was a ripple of applause. I'm not one of those people who has to clap a wet cloth over his face when artificial scents waft his way, but I wish they'd stop making everything smell like something. You can also clap eyes on large groups of bass and twirly pikes. Twelve-and-unders clap maniacally, then get jiggy with Nelly. On the other hand, it was inessential by press officer Matteo Cavazzuti, who has been very efficient in his new job, to ask journalists to clap for the winners or wearers of the pink jersey at the end of the interviews. If you count the seconds between a flash of lightning and a thunder clap, you can tell approximately how close the lightning is to you: each second representing about 300 metres. But the coolest part is that to make the alarm stop, you actually have to use the clapper and clip the board just like the clap boy in a film set! Several witnesses recalled hearing a final sound that was similar to a clap of thunder. The sound was of short duration and high intensity, and was followed by silence. In a song with a strong beat, students can clap their hands. During services, members of the congregation will clap, whoop and break into glossolalia — speaking in tongues — which Pentecostals believe to be the verbal expression of the Holy Spirit. We take part in children's concerts and children's play days: events where people meet, laugh together, marvel, clap, and play and emotions are aroused. Aussie fans in the stands, if you're here, clap your hands,'' a pocket of unshirted fans hollered. His father's affection never went further than a handshake or a clap on the shoulder. Sadly a clap of thunder cut short proceedings. They call out to the Lord, shed tears and clap their hands. Any brain cells in there, apart from pseudo-intellectual, patently theosophistical clap trap. Show More Sentences A hand-picked crowd is supposed not to heckle, clap or cheer. Lightning exploded through the sky, followed quickly by a tremulant clap of thunder. When Lambert claps hands, the audience clap with him, unprompted. The congregation started to cry out and stand up and clap their hands and the powerful surge of his breath carried the reverend's voice to the rafters. Everyone stood up to clap in his honor, including Mao himself. Hand-clapping is a universal phenomenon: when people are happy, they clap. If a child makes a tall building of blocks, I clap my hands, verbalize their accomplishment and look happy to encourage them to see they have done something positive. He would often clap his teammates on the back for encouragement. I should be tempted to Timonize, and clap a Satyr upon our whole Species. If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, I am no true man. Accompanied by yidaki and clap sticks, they sang powerfully. Not one of chilling loss but of a couple enjoying the happy innocence of their eldest bossily demanding her younger brother and sister clap for the camera. Give the door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole room. In the same section, the dancers clap their hands in a steady, monotonous rhythm as they move toward two men dressed in suits who are pummeling each other. Only their hands are seen as they clap, sometimes mechanically, sometimes enthusiastically. Examples from Classical Literature But there you are, and please clap a hundredweight on your appetite for figuring, will you. At the first clap of thunder, Mademoiselle Remanjou made the sign of the cross. From outside I thought it was beautiful, and I began to clap my hands on reaching the house. He'd clap his hand upon my shoulder and cuss me as familial and neighbourly as if he'd been a common chap. When a man gets very bad, we clap him into a boat with a week's provisions and pull him over to grummet. It not only was heard through the ship, but it pealed through it like a clap of thunder. He wanted to curse and swear, and had to clap his hands on his mouth to prevent it. The clap followed instantly, and, by its deafening knell, drove me head foremost into the heathy moss. About an hour later another clap of thunder startled Fergus. The exact durations of quavers and crotchets, and their alignment with the clap beats, varies somewhat across performances. To clap on nippers closely, just at starting the anchor from the ground. The clergy clap John Ball into prison for such words, whensoever they may. The ill-mannered Cameron failed to clap Bercow's victory and sulks like a spoiled brat. The power of music, the power of poetry, to unfix and as it were clap wings to solid nature, interprets the riddle of Orpheus. He will sit up, and clap his paws together, and say patty-cake. Should thee like to clap thysen into britches as cowd as a tub o' water? Let's have the shutters up,' cried old Fezziwig, with a sharp clap of his hands,' before a man can say Jack Robinson. A sudden clap of thunder is heard, and as peal follows peal, Oedipus is aware that his hour is come and bids Antigone summon Theseus. We must drive right to Washington first and foremost, and then I'll clap you into jail, while I does the business. Bhaer paused, outtalked but not one whit convinced, Jo wanted to clap her hands and thank him. Show More Sentences But the clap of thunder came on the very night of the nuptials. It was their fault that it got about that I had hired a claque to clap me! At this moment there was a tremendous clap of thunder, accompanied by a flash of lightning so vivid, that it quite eclipsed the light of the lamp. All at once a violent, rapid, incisive flash of lightning pierced the gloom, and the rent it made had not closed ere a frightful clap of thunder shook the celestial depths. Meanwhile her impossibly cute troupe of seven best friends defied their natural portliness in a very graceful routine which had everyone clap clap clapping. Either you come aboard along of us, once the treasure shipped, and then I'll give you my affy-davy, upon my word of honour, to clap you somewhere safe ashore. My aunt, with one clap of her hands, and one look through her spectacles, immediately went into hysterics, for the first and only time in all my knowledge of her. The words were hardly uttered before a flash of lightning, followed instantly by a tremendously heavy clap of thunder, nearly stupified them both. A single clap of thunder detonated in the hollow with a violence that seemed capable of bursting into small pieces the ring of high land, and a warm deluge descended. It is Neoskar, raising her hands to clap, shutting her eyes and swaying to the lilting tune. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of clap? Words that rhyme with clap What is the past tense of clap? What is the plural of clap? What is the adverb for clap? What is the adjective for clap? What is the noun for clap? Translations for clap Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words clanswoman clansmen clansman clanship clan's clans Clap clapboard clapboards Clapham clap of thunder Clapp 4-letter Words Starting With c cl cla