Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun handshaking

1 sense of handshaking

Sense 1
handshake, shake, handshaking, handclasp -- (grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract))
       => acknowledgment, acknowledgement -- (a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her")