handshaking

Other forms: handshakings

Definitions of handshaking
  1. noun
    grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
    synonyms: handclasp, handshake, shake
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    type of:
    acknowledgement, acknowledgment
    a statement acknowledging something or someone
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