Parents clapped happily.

Meaning: The mother and father of a child made a clapping sound by hitting their hands together because they were feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.

Choice of Words: Parents are the mother and father of a child, clapped means to make a clapping sound by hitting your hands together, happily means feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Parents clapped their hands.
• Passengers clapped happily after smooth landing.
• People clapped happily.
• Crowd clapped happily.
• The girl laughed at the joke and clapped her hands.
• The thunder clapped loudly, startling the birds in the trees.
• Children laughed and clapped their hands.
• The audience clapped loudly after the show.
• People clapped with appreciation.
• The crowd cheered and clapped, their voices filling the ballroom.