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verb · transitive · rare

clapper

clapper · clappers · clappered · clappering

To ring a bell by pulling a rope attached to the clapperTo ring a bell by pulling a rope attached to the clapper.

US/ˈklæpɚ/

Meaning

3 senses

(transitive)To ring a bell by pulling a rope attached to the clapper.
To make a repetitive clapping sound; to clatter.
Of birds, to make such a noise by repeatedly striking the mandibles together.

Forms

clappers, clappering, clappered, clappered

regular · Lesson

Base form	clapper · to clapper
3rd person singular	clappers
Present participle	clappering
Past simple	clappered
Past participle	clappered

Tenses

clapper · clappered · will clapper · have clappered

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	clapper
he, she, it	clappers

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have clappered
he, she, it	has clappered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will clapper

Past simpleLesson

all persons

clappered

Word family

1 related words

Derivedclapperdudgeon

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

clank clanker clapB2 claptrap clarification clarifyB2 clarinet

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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