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applaud
[uh-plawd]
verb (used without object)
to clap the hands as an expression of approval, appreciation, acclamation, etc..
They applauded wildly at the end of the opera.
to express approval; give praise; acclaim.
verb (used with object)
to clap the hands so as to show approval, appreciation, etc., of.
to applaud an actor; to applaud a speech.
to praise or express approval of.
to applaud a person's ambition.
applaud
/ əˈplɔːd /
verb
to indicate approval of (a person, performance, etc) by clapping the hands
(usually tr) to offer or express approval or praise of (an action, person, or thing)
I applaud your decision
Other Word Forms
- applauder noun
- applaudingly adverb
- overapplaud verb
- reapplaud verb
- self-applauding adjective
- unapplauded adjective
- unapplauding adjective
- well-applauded adjective
- applauding adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of applaud1
Example Sentences
After Littler found double 16 to complete his memorable win, former world champion Price smiled and applauded from the back of the stage before the pair shared a warm embrace.
After staying out to applaud the away end at full-time, he deadpanned that his situation was "a lost cause" when asked if he could turn things around with time.
Delighting in the performance and applauding from the floor pit are gender-bending members of the new bohemia, alongside champagne-sipping deputies in tuxedos of the Berlin elite.
It was a moment applauded and appreciated by high school football fans and coaches throughout California.
So when Sasaki emerged from the bullpen against the Reds, fans in every section of Dodger Stadium stood to applaud.
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