applaud
verb (used without object)
to clap the hands as an expression of approval, appreciation, acclamation, etc..
have been applauding
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present perfect progressiveof applaud.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The companies are in an “impossible situation,” she added, pointing out that if it had been an obvious hack “everyone would have been applauding them.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2020
And Twitter users have been applauding that response.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2020
Fans have been applauding opponents' goals and displaying a sign saying, "Pray for McDavid."
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2015
Although of course the audience might just have been applauding their own survival; Jelinek's is an epic piece.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2012
The moviegoers may also have been applauding themselves, for they are helping to create the movies' biggest-ever hit.
From Time Magazine Archive
