clapping back
clapping back is the present participle and gerund of clap back.
Meaning of clap back
Verb
clap back (third-person singular simple present claps back, present participle clapping back, simple past and past participle clapped back)
- To make a witty or sarcastic retort.
- On Monday night, President Trump tweeted a clip of Ms. Thunberg's speech, along with a message many believed to be sarcastic. "She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future," he wrote. "So nice to see!" Ms. Thunberg, who has nearly two million Twitter...2019 September 24, Karen Zraick, “Greta Thunberg, After Pointed U.N. Speech, Faces Attacks From the Right”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
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- What is clapping back the present participle and gerund of?
- Clapping back is the present participle and gerund of clap back.
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