applaudverb
uk/əˈplɔːd/us/əˈplɑːd/applaud verb (CLAP)
C1 [ I or T ] to show enjoyment or approval of something such as a performance or speech by clapping the hands repeatedly to make a noise:
You should have heard the audience applaud - the noise was fantastic.
She was applauded for a full five minutes after her speech.
More examples
- So let's hear some applause for these talented young performers.
- She made her exit from the stage to rapturous applause.
- It was several minutes before the applause died down.
- There was polite, muted applause when I finished speaking.
- The concert hall resounded with cheers and applause.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- give sb five idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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applaud verb (PRAISE)
C2 [ T ] formal to say that you admire and agree with a person's action or decision:
We applaud the family's decision to remain silent over the issue.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- cheer
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- give sb five idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
- sing the praises of sb/sth idiom
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