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clap one's hands red

clap one's hands red verb: to clap or applaud intensely.

Verb

clap one's hands red (third-person singular simple present claps one's hands red, present participle clapping one's hands red, simple past and past participle clapped one's hands red)

  1. (idiomatic) To clap or applaud intensely.
    • At the end of the lecture, the old man strode to the front of the hall, shook the American by the hand and said - with passion - 'My dear fellow, I wish to thank you. I have been wrong these fifteen years.' We clapped our hands red.2006, Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion, Bantam Press, page 284
    • Indeed a sizeable crowd assembled at a crumbling warehouse and clapped their hands red, cheered themselves hoarse at this strange music.2015, Geraldine Wooller, Trio, Transit Lounge, →ISBN

Forms of clap one's hands red

third-person singular presentclaps one's hands red
present participleclapping one's hands red
past participleclapped one's hands red
pastclapped one's hands red

Questions about clap one's hands red

What does clap one's hands red mean?
Clap one's hands red means to clap or applaud intensely.
What part of speech is clap one's hands red?
Clap one's hands red is a verb.
What is the past tense of clap one's hands red?
The past tense of clap one's hands red is clapped one's hands red.

Words near clap one's hands red in the dictionary

  1. clap in
  2. clap in, clap out
  3. clap net
  4. clap nets
  5. clap on
  6. clap one's hands red
  7. clap out
  8. clap skate
  9. clap skates
  10. clap someone's cheeks
  11. clap together

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