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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES standing ovation (= when people stand up to clap after a performance ) COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE standing ▪ And by now, every point won by Forget received a wild, standing ovation . ▪ Administrator Michael ...
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n. enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause) [syn: standing ovation ]
Usage examples of ovation.
To drag a cloud of white aerophane behind her over a thick, soft carpet, with three eligible young men in full contemplation of her peerless beauty, was as delicious as though she had been an actress receiving an overwhelming ovation.
The packed room of Mississippi officials and lawmakers behind Barnett erupted in a joyous ovation.
Her tightrope act had brought the audience to a standing ovation at both the afternoon and evening shows, and now she was repeatedly trying to convince Edge that his own voltige act was, in fact, much more dangerous than her own.
She had finished Duke undergraduate summa cum laude, and she received one of the loudest, cheeriest ovations in the history of the ceremony.
According to my laws that entitles you to a seat in the Senate, a special place at the theater and in the circus, and a standing ovation on every occasion when you appear wearing your Civic Crown.
The madwomen encouraged them from the terraces with indecent songs, and celebrated their triumphs with stadium ovations.
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When Martin Abromovitch finally finished playing, the wary ones among the audience waited until he stood up and bowed twice before joining in the ovation with warm charitable looks for the uncultured early applauders among their neighbors.
Some say you should clap when the body bags come out, others say hold the ovation until the coroner leaves.
This got a rousing ovation from the men, who saw in that decision the common touch of their beloved Peacelord.
He received loud applause from the audience, and a standing ovation from his roommates, but Dungannon waved him off with a sour smile.
Where the Dancer had drawn only a smattering of grudgingly given applause, the Doc Holliday robot was given a standing ovation despite the crowd's partisanship, and a statue of him was already on the drawing board before he, Tojo, and Jiminy left Darbeena and returned, at long and bloody last, to the carnival.
In just three days, we begin to reform those chauvinistic pigs of homos, and with my husband's demonstrations, believe you me, kiddo, the place will be full of standing ovations.
The crowd seemed a little uncertain about this for a second or two until someone pointed out how much this would increase the value of the leaves in their pockets whereupon they let out whoops of delight and gave the Management Consultant a standing ovation.
He'd never received a standing ovation for making a delivery on a Sunday morning before.