hand clap
Sound of appreciation
A hand clap is the sound made by striking the palms together, or the act of doing so.
Hand claps appear in music as percussion, in audiences as applause, and in games and exercises as rhythmic markers: The song features hand claps on the backbeat.
The clap emoji represents this gesture.
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- round of applauseCollective audience acclaim
- standing ovationApplause while risen
- slapOpen-handed blow
- palmHand's flat interior
smack · rhythm · beat · percussion · thunder · ovation · snap · high-five · flamenco · gospel · audience · encore · bravo · stomp · celebrate · cheerleading · syncopation · patty-cake
- body percussionstomping, snapping, finger snap, foot stomp, patting
- attention soundsahem, hey, pssst, psst, yo
- gesturesgesture, applause, tap on shoulder, snap fingers, beckon
- Musical Timingmetronome, beat, pulse, tempo, rhythm
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- Folk Dancingdo-si-do, dosido, dosado, promenade, allemande
sound production method
hand clapwhistle
Shrill air-blown sounder
finger snap · foot stomp · hum · drumbeat
social signal valence
hand clapboo
Shout to startle or jeer
hiss · jeer · catcall · slow clap · thumbs down
hand, clap, hands, handed, handing, handy, handful, handedness, claps