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applause in English:

1. the sound of many people hitting their hands together and shouting to show that they have enjoyed something the sound of many people hitting their hands together and shouting to show that they have enjoyed something



2. plaudits plaudits



3. the act of people clapping



English word "applause"(the act of people clapping) occurs in sets:

Advanced English words that start with "A"

4. applause


The audience members reacted to the speaker with applause.
It was just polite applause.
The astronauts were greeted with spontaneous applause.
His speech met with enthusiastic applause.
The soprano received thunderous applause for her performance.
The curtain fell amid the wild applause of the audience.
The performance was received with applause.
She bowed in acknowledgment of their applause.
The audience gave the singer a big applause.
He received much applause.
His infectious humor stimulated applause.
His behavior won general applause.
There was a round of applause for Vanessa.
The singer was awarded with a ripple of applause.
The performance got get terrific applause from the audience.

5. the sound of people clapping their hands repeatedly to show enjoyment or approval of something such as a performance or speech