unclap en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + clap.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove (one's hand clapped over one's mouth, or similar).
I slowly nod, afraid to unclap my hand from my mouth, afraid of the words that might spill out: […]
2016, Darcy Woods, Summer of Supernovas, page 234:He unclapped the hand over his mouth to announce, “The PR chick is enormous and scary, with pink hair.”
2013, Jennifer Echols, Playing Dirty, page 21:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unclapped | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unclapped | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unclaps | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unclapping | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |