[
UK
/ɐplˈɔːd/
]
[ US /əˈpɫɔd/ ]
[ US /əˈpɫɔd/ ]
VERB
- clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
-
express approval of
I applaud your efforts
How To Use applaud In A Sentence
- With people still applauding, he jumped off the stage and made his way straight towards me. Times, Sunday Times
- She was much applauded for her boldness in tackling the unfamiliar Balanchine style.
- I'd digitally greet him, applaud him, shake his hand, give him daps, but there's a flaw within the fine print, a question i got to ask— A poetic response
- Both as a pointer to the future and as a spectacle in its own right, the Championships have produced a quality of football that had at least one viewer occasionally leaping from his armchair to applaud the action.
- These analyses were, on the whole, applauded by fans. Times, Sunday Times
- I applaud the author for avoiding the first time novelist's trap of resorting to cliches and stereotyping.
- The entire crowd of guests cheered and applauded as the two walked towards the dance floor.
- the house applauded
- I have to applaud Chris for his miraculous, classy turn-around from drug-riddled dope fiend to responsible father and Broadway star.
- I applaud her courage, and wish her well. The Sun