They laugh and clap their hands.

Meaning: This means that the children are expressing their happiness by making sounds and hitting their hands together.

Choice of Words: Laugh means to make a sound showing amusement or joy. Clap means to hit your hands together. Hands are the parts of your body that you use to hold things.

Alternative Expressions

The children giggled and clapped their hands with glee.

Meaning: This sentence means that a group of children are very happy and are expressing their joy by laughing and clapping their hands.

Choice of Words: The word "giggled" is a more specific way of describing the sound of laughter, especially for children. "Glee" means great joy or happiness.

The audience roared with laughter and applauded enthusiastically.

Meaning: This sentence means that a group of people are very happy and are expressing their joy by laughing loudly and clapping their hands enthusiastically.

Choice of Words: The word "roared" is used to describe a loud and powerful sound, like the sound of a lion. "Applauded" means to show approval or appreciation by clapping hands.

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