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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To remove (one's hand clapped over one's mouth, or similar)..
He unclapped the hand over his mouth to announce, “The PR chick is enormous and scary, with pink hair.”
I slowly nod, afraid to unclap my hand from my mouth, afraid of the words that might spill out: […]
Use unclap when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Unclap means (transitive) To remove (one's hand clapped over one's mouth, or similar)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He unclapped the hand over his mouth to announce, “The PR chick is enormous and scary, with pink hair.”
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