applaud
verb (used without object)
to clap the hands as an expression of approval, appreciation, acclamation, etc..
are applauding
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present progressiveof applaud.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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No, peptides are not “legal” now, but proponents are applauding the outcome.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“John Wayne came over to talk to me. Groucho Marx. These are people I admired when I was a kid and here they are applauding me. I don’t understand. It’s wrong.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
These young women are more animated when their countrymen compete, but they are applauding everyone.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2022
Social scientists are applauding Congress for providing what they say is sufficient funding to complete work on the besieged 2020 census.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 22, 2020
“Lots of people in the rest of the world are applauding for Ernie and for all of you who made it through this year.”
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
