applause
noun
hand clapping as a demonstration of approval, appreciation, acclamation, or the like.
applausive
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a word derived from
applause.
Example Sentences
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Clearly he was amused—as amused as a man could be who was so little ever surprised, and that made him almost applausive.
From The Portrait of a Lady — Volume 2 by Henry James
If there had been any bad blood among the combatants, it seemed to have been spilled, for there was now nothing but laughter and applausive drumming of fists upon the table.
From Bred in the Bone by James Payn
The Muse, whose hand fair Brunswick's ashes strew With votive flowers, would weave a wreath for You; But living worth forbids th' applausive lay.
From Poems (1828) by Thomas Gent
The drummer drew a long applausive rattle from his side-drum; the trombone player sawing the air with his instrument, as with a fret-saw, evoked noises not to be described.
From Hocken and Hunken by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
House crowded and applausive; always grateful to have something fresh; get it from Wallace, both in manner and matter.
From Punch,or The London Charivari, Volume 105, July 22nd, 1893 by Various
