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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
/ əˈɔː /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈܻ, noun
- ˈܻ徱Բ, adjective
- ˈܻ徱Բly, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ܻİ noun
- ·ܻiԲ· adverb
- v··ܻ verb
- a·ܻ verb
- -·ܻiԲ adjective
- ܲa·ܻĻ adjective
- ܲa·ܻiԲ adjective
- ɱ-·ܻĻ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of applaud1
Example Sentences
And while members of the GOP applauded Booker’s tenacity, they also secretly snickered that “he’ll be as successful as Thurmond was holding back civil rights.”
Haïm moved the Thursday performance along with an intensity that didn’t allow any room for applauding arias.
That’s the only way to explain how its bodybuilding exhibitions look like Shakespeare performances, with balconies of people applauding nonstop as a soloist flexes onstage.
Many residents showed up to applaud it — and also to say it wasn’t nearly enough.
We spoke a week after she played some of the new songs in a gig at the Huntington, where her fans listened so intently that applauding almost felt rude.
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