Applause - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈplɔːz|  American pronunciation of the word applause
Brit.  |əˈplɔːz|  British pronunciation of the word applause

noun

- a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together (syn: clapping)

Extra examples

The announcement was greeted with applause and cheers.

There was loud applause for the actor.

She appeared on stage to the thunderous applause of her admirers.

She got a round of applause (=a short period of applause) when she finished.

He left the stage to rapturous applause.

She received some polite applause despite the mistakes in her performance.

His speech was met with vigorous applause.

Somehow the debate devolved into a petty competition to see who could get more applause.

Her performance in the ballet earned her thunderous applause and shouts of acclamation from the audience.

There was a burst of applause, and a deep silence which was even more eloquent than the applause.

...the feigned applause that polite people give after a bad concert...

...her galvanic rendition of the song received rapturous applause...

She accepted the award to a thunder of applause.

The audience responded with thunderous applause.

The room filled with tumultuous applause.

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