hand clapping
Palms striking together
Hand clapping is the act of striking one's palms together repeatedly, typically to express approval, enthusiasm, or celebration.
Audiences clap after performances, congregations clap during worship, and crowds clap in unison to show support.
The rhythm and intensity convey different meanings—polite applause versus thunderous ovation.
The hand clapping grew louder as the band returned for an encore.
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
- round of applauseCollective audience acclaim
- thunderous applauseExtremely loud clapping
- ovationExtended audience applause
- palmsHands' inner sides
rhythm · beat · slap · percussion · audience · encore · standing · cheering · patting · thunder · celebration · concert · bravo · smacking · tempo · flamenco · gospel · syncopation
- clapping stylespatty-cake
- hand gamesrock paper scissors, cat's cradle, thumb war, thumb wrestling, patty cake
- repetitive motionsswaying, rocking, bobbing, swinging, bouncing
- Black ChurchBaptist church, gospel choir, pastor, preacher, deacons
- primate signalsvocalizations, gestures, calls, facial expressions, hoots
- Shintokami, torii, jinja, shintai, kagura
hand clappingbooing
Vocal expression of disapproval
hissing · jeering · heckling · catcalling · walking out
hand clappingsilence
Total lack of sound
dead silence · stunned silence · quiet · hush · stillness
hand, clap, hands, claps, clapped, clapping, handy, handed, handful