How to pronounce claps
Listen to claps in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“claps” in real sentences
86 clips in the index · 12 American · 13 British · 6 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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(audience member claps) Okay.
The Royal Institution · hear it here
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Claps do not pay the bills.
UK Parliament · hear it here
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Let's see those hand claps.
Federal Reserve · hear it here
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So, it's three claps this way, three claps this way, and then one clap to end
DCCEEW · hear it here
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of claps. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.