How many syllables in claps?

There is 1 syllable in the word claps.

Divide claps into syllables:

claps (verb):: to applaud by striking the palms of one's hands sharply together; to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise

bam

bang

bangs

blast

blasts

booms

clack

clangs

clanks

clap

cracks

crashes

eruption

gonorrhea

gonorrhoea

howls

knocks

pops

reports

roars

slams

smashes

snaps

taps

thunderclaps

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