Nearly none of his "music-inspired" efforts get spared some hollering in a show of smug bravado, or foot-stomping, or the clapping of hands or the slapping of thighs, all about as artful and subtle as a jokester's "get it" elbow jab to the ribs.

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You watch the final five minutes standing on your toes, clapping your hands, scaring the pets.

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Mr. JACK KEROUAC (Author, "On The Road"): Out we jumped in the warm, mad night, hearing a wild tenorman's bawling horns across the way going, ee-yah(ph), ee-ya, and hands clapping to the beat and folks yelling go, go, go.

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And every parent knows that mimicking a baby's behavior, such as clapping hands, brings the child pleasure.

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It is generally performed only by women, each one taking her turn in the center of the ring surrounded by others dancing in the circle while clapping their hands and singing.

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And good sportsmanship learnt in the competitive cricket environment, like clapping batsmen in and out and shaking hands at the end of games, led to better classroom conduct, researchers said.

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Catherine, wearing a Games jacket, was seen clapping her hands above her head and punching the air as they beat rivals Germany in a close sprint to the line.

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Anonymous hands throw punk magazines out of the windows to the clapping crowd.

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The umpire will signal the start of the fielding side's choice of powerplay by waving his arm in a circular motion - and indicate a powerplay chosen by the batting side by waving his arms in a circle and then clapping his hands above his head.

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