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Word entry · 4 letters

clap

Best crossword clue

"Strike hands together"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /klæp/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aclpStarts with CEnds with P2 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2L3A4P

Definitions

  1. clap one's hands together

Word origin

From Middle English clappen, from Old English clæppan, *clappian, from Proto-West Germanic *klappijan, *klappōn, from Proto-Germanic *klappōną (“to clap”). Cognate with Dutch klappen, Icelandic klappa, Faroese klappa and Danish klappe.

Used in a sentence

  • He summoned the waiter with a clap.
  • The deafening claps of thunder and the dazzling flashes of lightning which lit up the ghastly scene testified that the artillery of heaven had lent its supernatural pomp to the already gruesome spectacle.
  • With each clap of thunder echoing from one high building to another the noise was terrific.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Strike hands together4 letters
02Applaud4 letters

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