applause — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

A few days before, the adulations and applauses of a nation were sounding in her [Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma's] ears, and now she was come to this!

Lestrade and I sat silent for a moment, and then, with a spontaneous impulse, we both broke at clapping, as at the well-wrought crisis of a play. […] It was at such moments that for an instant he [Sherlock Holmes] ceased to be a reasoning machine, and betrayed his human love for admiration and applause.

verb

1

To applaud.

But (which had ſcarrefide our wounds, if wounded, with the Balme / Of her ſweete Preſence, ſo applaus’d as in Sea-ſtormes a Calme) / Her royall-ſelfe, Elizabeth our Soueraigne lawfull Queene, / In magnanimious Maieſtie amidſt her Troupes was ſeene.

Now Ahab ſees the ground of that applauſed conſent of his rabble of Prophets: […]

Collocations

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1

(noun.)

ADJ

deafening, loud, thunderous, tumultuous

enthusiastic, rapturous, warm, wild

prolonged, sustained

spontaneous

When the singer finished her song, spontaneous applause erupted from the audience.

gentle, muted, polite

The singer received only polite applause from the audience at the end of her performance.

QUANT

burst, ripple, roar, round

When the singer finished her final song, a burst of applause filled the concert hall.

VERB + APPLAUSE

be greeted with, draw, earn, get, receive, win

The young musician earned thunderous applause from the audience after her impressive performance.

break into, burst into

When the singer finished her final song, the crowd burst into applause.

acknowledge

The actor bowed to acknowledge the applause from the audience.

deserve

The young pianist deserved the enthusiastic applause from the audience after her performance.

APPLAUSE + VERB

break out, greet sb/sth

Loud applause broke out when the singer finished her final song.

grow

die away/down, subside

The crowd's applause gradually subsided as the speaker left the stage.

PREP

to ~

The audience erupted to wild applause when the singer finished her final song.

~ for

The audience gave loud applause for the musician's incredible performance.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

clapping

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

round of applause

An outburst of clapping among a group or audience.

Please give all of the fantastic performers a big round of applause for their efforts this evening!

Example Bank

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A few days before, the adulations and applauses of a nation were sounding in her [Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma's] ears, and now she was come to this!

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Lestrade and I sat silent for a moment, and then, with a spontaneous impulse, we both broke at clapping, as at the well-wrought crisis of a play. […] It was at such moments that for an instant he [She

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03

Livy never gets her share of those applauses, but it is because the people do not know. Yet she is entitled to the lion's share.

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But (which had ſcarrefide our wounds, if wounded, with the Balme / Of her ſweete Preſence, ſo applaus’d as in Sea-ſtormes a Calme) / Her royall-ſelfe, Elizabeth our Soueraigne lawfull Queene, / In mag

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Now Ahab ſees the ground of that applauſed conſent of his rabble of Prophets: […]

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06

O ſacred Emperour, theſe ears have heard, / What no Sons ears can unrevenged hear, / The Princes all of them, but ſpecially, / The Prince Elector Archbiſhop of Collen, / Revil’d him by the names of mu

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, applause is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.