clapping
nounUK /ˈklæp.ɪŋ/
US /ˈklæp.ɪŋ/
Clapping is the sound you make when you hit your hands together.
The audience gave a loud round of clapping after the show.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of striking the palms together repeatedly, often to show approval.
Her clapping echoed through the empty hall.
3. A rhythmic pattern of hand strikes used to keep time in music.
The children kept clapping along to the song.
4. The sound produced by hands striking together.
I heard clapping coming from the next room.