K. Marie Mead discovered that a deaf rabbit is unable to pick up vibrations from some flooring (tile on cement slab) as well as they do from others (wood), and developed a system
of hand claps to communicate with her rabbit, Kali.
Echoes
of hand claps sound like hoofbeats, Waller says, and hoofed animals show up frequently in rock art.
Investigating, he found a group of Negro children between the ages of 8 and 12 sitting in a circle, clapping their hands in unison to the words of the leader in a complicated ring game, a player being eliminated if he broke the fast rhythm
of the hand claps.
The slow and deliberate sound
of hands clapping metronomically is punctuated by a male voice shouting, «Fu — !»
At the beginning of the performance the walkers begin in a parallel line walking to the rhythm of a simple percussive soundtrack, the sound
of hands clapping.
Two days
of hand clapping, self - starting Realtors thirsty for skill training in a marketplace that hasn't seen a decline in more than a decade.
ROSS!!!!!!!! — the sound
of hands clapping!
Not exact matches
This may sound like one
of those Zen koans — such as, «What's the sound
of one
hand clapping» — but I assure you it's not:
It may have seemed less than romantic to some, but when Lindsay told host Chris Harrison she'd run her own personal version
of a credit check on her top three, Twitter erupted in a chorus
of clapping hands emojis.
If there is a God and he is truly just, he will judge me based on my merits
of helping fellow humans and making the world a better place to live, not how many times I dropped to my knees,
clapped my
hands together and chanted prayers.
In the sails
of the cosmic ship hurtling toward Danielson - land are the names
of the collaborators who lent a bass clarinet, trumpet, vocal or
hand clap (among other things) to...
I don't care if pronouncements are made from a stone crying out or the trees
of the field
clapping their
hands or out
of the mouth
of babes.
you know kids are watching), someone — often one
of the tinies themselves — will holler «GUARD YOUR GATES» and then the tinies
clap their
hands over their ears and screw their eyes shut.
Ask me about resurrection and now I'd be likely to talk to you about the last warm gold light
of the afternoon and fresh tea leaves and Cheerios on the floor and Van Gogh's brushstrokes and the way women
clap their
hands together and cross their legs when they laugh properly.
«You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace,» sings Isaiah, «the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees
of the field will
clap their
hands.»
Much heat is generated by discussing which hymns are better: because they are popular, because they are theologically deeper, because they make people
clap their
hands and smile, because they evoke sentiments
of devotion, or because someone like Blessed John Henry Newman, St Ambrose or St Thomas Aquinas wrote them.
We used to do motions for the rain falling down and the floods coming up, but nothing was as satisfying as dramatically
clapping our
hands together at the end
of the song to simulate the total destruction
of the foolish man's house.
He pulled up his legs into a fetal position and floated, listening to the roar
of the waters that sounded like a thousand
hands clapping, «the
hands that heal; the
hands that hold; the
hands we desire because they are better than desire.»
The volume
of the bass was like a magnet, and soon I was jumping,
clapping and raising my
hands with the best
of them.
It won't be the work
of snapping my fingers or
clapping my
hands and «ta - da!»
For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in shalom; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees
of the field shall
clap their
hands.
As the meetings progressed a great bass drum beat out the rhythm
of the hymns until the whole crowd, caught by the rhythm, began to shout,
clap their
hands, and go into furious motions.
He will be reminded
of what that simple old sage remarked in ancient times, «When they meet together, and the world sets down at an assembly, or in a court
of law, or a theater, or a camp, or in any other popular resort, and there is a great uproar and they praise some things which are being said or done, and blame other things, equally exaggerating both, shouting and
clapping their
hands, and the echo
of the rocks and the place in which they are assembled redoubles the sound
of the praise or blame — at such a time will not a young man's heart, as they say, leap within him?
And when one arrives at the portal
of the shrine, the simple
clapping of the
hands and bowing deeply helps one to restore a cosmic balance.
It reminds me
of the passage that says that even the trees
of the field will
clap their
hands.
Gregory was here alluding to one
of the famous sayings
of Zeno: «The open
hand is perception, the
clapping hand is the agreement
of the intellect, the
hand fully closed upon something is the recording
of judgment, the one
hand clasped by the other is systematic science.»
Also they gave the onlookers pleasure by their graceful bearing and gentle
clapping of hands and genuflexions.»
Some
of us listen to Pentecostal music on CDs and occasionally raise our
hands or
clap to its ecstatic words and beat.
In fact, saying you should or shouldn't raise your
hands, dance,
clap or whatever else, goes against what the very purpose
of worship is; however, I do hope that we come to a place where we care more about loving, desiring, and worshiping God with all our hearts, minds, souls and strength than we do about anything else.
All who hear the news
of you
clap their
hands over you.
It is a curious situation that one is expected at a football game or political rally to give vent to an emotional enthusiasm, with motor expressions in the form
of yelling,
clapping of hands, and leaping into the air, which if practiced in a religious meeting would brand one as a fanatical «holy roller.»
Sun journeys through the sky, Breeze whistles the world to attention, And all the trees
of the field wave and sway and
clap their
hands.
«You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees
of the field will
clap their
hands.»
And then you will hear the sound
of one
hand clapping.
I have this thing where anytime I see a pile
of those rainbow - like carrots at the market, I have to
clap my
hands and bounce on my heels a little.
I used to prance through the aisles
of Fowler's Gourmet in Durham, North Carolina,
clapping my
hands wide - eyed at such juicy titles as Pyromania Hot Sauce, Pain 100 %, and 99 % Meltdown Habanero Paste.
I know this first
hand, because sometimes, when I'm feeling all alone on this side
of the world, and it seems as if my friends back home may have forgotten about me, in the same way that one may forget the title
of their favorite literature book, I'm reminded that it takes two
hands to
clap.
Coming home from school to a big, boiling pot
of wavy egg noodles was a jump - up - and - down
hand -
clapping sight: it always meant stroganoff was simmering in the covered pot on the other burner.
You think the
clapping hands are for applause but I submit to you that despite what the haters say it's actually the most effective form
of punctuation known to man.
The Eerie poetry that small girls chant (or compose) as they skip rope and the strange rhythmical games involving
hand clapping or bouncing balls that children improvise on city streets have been recorded by an imaginative sound engineer named Tony Schwartz, in what the New York Times the other day called the most original piece
of work ever put on records.
are we supposed to
clap our
hands and cheer the players / manager for a lousy performance
of late?
The attack fails and begins again, fails once more and begins once more, and suddenly the Uniteds» left winger slams a sharply angled shot past the Coventry goaltender and the locals are ahead in a hail
of screaming and shouting and
clapping of hands above the head, not to mention a prolonged «sssshhhh» and a series
of sharp jabs to my ribs.
If after all this you still believe that the fan has no functionally imperative role in the running
of a professional team, minus blindly
clapping and
handing over your hard - earned cash, you're likely someone who knows no other Arsenal than Wenger's Arsenal.
Over the course
of her first year, a typically developing baby will learn how to: hold her own head up; roll (both ways); grab things with her
hands and fingers; crawl; find your voice in a crowd;
clap; wave; smile; laugh; get your attention; point to something interesting; eat solid food; grab her feet; grow teeth; recover from illness; some will learn how to walk and talk; and master countless other milestones.
A researcher in Israel conducted the first study
of hand -
clapping songs, revealing a direct link between those activities and the development
of important skills in children and young adults, including university students.
Jo Jo still stood in the center
of the stage, uncertain but dutifully
clapping her
hands and cheering.
The baby himself will raise his
hand or wave to Dad, will
clap to a rhyme rhythm, or point to an apple, and then a big smile on the mother's face or
of another person the child is well familiar with, fills their beings with a great sense
of joy.
You find yourself with every smile, every gurgle, every
clap of the
hands and sweet «mama!»
Read the title
of the book to your toddler and encourage him to
clap his
hands.
I am a big fan
of playing, music, and simple tasks that help the baby develop through repetitive activities, such as
clapping the
hands, building up the blocks, as it builds
hand - eye coordination, motor skills, and larger themes!