clapper

[US]/'klæpə/
[UK]/'klæpɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.one who applauds by clapping; part of a bell or bell system that strikes to produce sound; a handheld percussion instrument;a person who talks incessantly
Word Forms
Pluralclappers

Phrases & Collocations

sound-activated clapper

Example Sentences

We had to drive like the clappers to get there on time.

The ZSJL Water Motor Alarm consists of a turbine shell, a vane wheel, a transmission shaft, a dabber, a rocker arm, a clapper, an alarm seat and a support shaft etc.

The clapper hit the bell with a loud sound.

She used the clapper to call the students to assembly.

The clapper of the doorbell was broken.

The clapper of the wind chime swayed in the breeze.

The clapper of the clock struck midnight.

He rang the bell by pulling the clapper.

The clapper was missing from the church bell.

The clapper was painted red to match the decor.

The clapper echoed through the empty hallways.

She heard the clapper of the tambourine in the distance.

Real-world Examples

Uh, maybe get some blinds or a… a clapper.

Source: Gossip Girl Selected

They're selling gorditas under the clapper.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

The earliest would have been simple hand bells, with a clapper inside to produce the sound.

Source: BBC documentary "A Hundred Treasures Talk About the Changes of Time"

Later the clapper was abandoned, and bronze bells were played by being hit on the outside with a hammer.

Source: BBC documentary "A Hundred Treasures Talk About the Changes of Time"

The thing was pointed at one end, had a spring-wound clapper at the other end.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

The videos showed that people were strongly swayed by other audience members, or even by just one particularly influential clapper.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation July 2013

His heart beat in his chest like the clapper of a bell.

Source: The Mystery of 813 (Part Two)

Uh, maybe get someblinds or A... a clapper.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 1

All this TV stuff going on, I'm just a little out of it. - Wait, you know the clapper? - Yeah.

Source: Learn English by Watching Movies with VOA

I have to admit my heart was going like the clappers when I opened that first box and big mama beaver came out.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

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