applause

applause: noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ deafening, loud, thunderous, tumultuous (esp. BrE)

▪ enthusiastic, rapturous, warm, wild

▪ prolonged (esp. BrE), sustained

▪ spontaneous

▪ a little burst of spontaneous applause

▪ muted (esp. BrE), polite

▪ To muted applause a small flag was raised over the building.

… OF APPLAUSE

▪ burst (esp. BrE), ripple (esp. BrE), roar, round

▪ The crowd gave them a round of applause.

VERB + APPLAUSE

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

▪ The speech drew loud applause.

▪ break into, burst into

▪ The audience broke into applause.

▪ hear

▪ acknowledge

▪ She stood back and acknowledged the applause of the crowd.

▪ deserve

▪ He deserves the respect and applause of his colleagues.

APPLAUSE + VERB

▪ break out, erupt, greet sb/sth

▪ A great roar of applause broke out.

▪ Wild applause greeted this remark.

▪ echo

▪ Applause echoed around the hall.

▪ grow

▪ die away, die down, subside

▪ The applause died down as the curtain closed.

PREPOSITION

▪ to applause

▪ He left the stage to thunderous applause.

▪ applause for

▪ There was a ripple of applause for the speaker.

▪ applause from

▪ This remark brought applause from the audience.

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Synonyms:

Acclamation, acclaim, plaudit, eclat, clapping of hands, shout of approbation, loud praise, burst of approbation

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Applause — (Latin applaudere, to strike upon, clap) is primarily the expression of approval by the act of clapping, or striking the palms of the hands together, in order to create noise. Audiences are usually expected to applaud after a performance, such as … Wikipedia
applause — applause, acclamation, acclaim, plaudits denote public expression of approbation. Applause usually suggests loudness or liveliness of demonstration and often carries its literal implication of clapping hands {she waited until the applause died… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Applause — (Vingláfia,Греция) Категория отеля: Адрес: Neápolis, Vingláfia, 23053, Греция … Каталог отелей
Applause — Ap*plause , n. [L. applaudere, applausum. See {Applaud}.] The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Applause — Comédie musicale de Rouben Mamoulian, avec Helen Morgan (Kitty Darling), Joan Peers (April Darling), Fuller Melish Jr. (Hitch Nelson), Henry Wadsworth (Tony), Jack Cameron (Joe King), Dorothy Cumming (la mère supérieure). Scénario: Garrett… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
applause — index mention (tribute) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
applause — (n.) early 15c., from L. applausus, pp. of applaudere approve by clapping hands (see APPLAUD (Cf. applaud)) … Etymology dictionary
applause — [n] clapping; expression of approval acclaim, acclamation, accolade, approbation, big hand, bring down the house*, cheering, cheers, commendation, eulogizing, hand, handclapping, hurrahs, kudos, laudation, ovation, plaudits, praise, rooting,… … New thesaurus
applause — ► NOUN ▪ approval shown by clapping … English terms dictionary
applause — [ə plôz′] n. [L applausus, pp. of applaudere, APPLAUD] approval or praise, esp. as shown by clapping hands, cheering, etc … English World dictionary

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