The Collaborative International Dictionary
Applaud \Ap*plaud"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Applauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Applauding.] [L. applaudere; ad + plaudere to clash, to clap the hands: cf. F. applaudir. Cf. Explode.]
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To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.
I would applaud thee to the very echo, That should applaud again.
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To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve.
By the gods, I do applaud his courage.
--Shak.Syn: To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See Praise.
Wiktionary
n. applause vb. (present participle of applaud English)
Usage examples of "applauding".
It was inscribed on his colossal statues, and repeated in the redoubled acclamations of the mournful and applauding senate.
Cardinal Julian and Bessarion archbishop of Nice, appeared in the pulpit, and, after reading in their respective tongues the act of union, they mutually embraced, in the name and the presence of their applauding brethren.
Ron bellowed, even as he jumped up and down, applauding with his hands over his head.
Ackerley took off the hat and hurried into a seat at the Ravenclaw table, where everyone was applauding him.
Next thing he knew, he was being wrenched inside the common room by about a dozen pairs of hands, and was facing the whole of Gryffindor House, all of whom were screaming, applauding, and whistling.
Madame Maxime, who had changed her usual uniform of black satin for a flowing gown of lavender silk, was applauding them politely.
Ron and Hermione, caught by surprise, stared at Harry, then laughed and started applauding hard with the rest of the crowd.
Weasley, Bill, Ron, and Hermione applauding Fleur politely, halfway up the stands.
While his claque was applauding, the three judges huddled in strategy.
The audience laughed with her, and began applauding again, as if she were performing some trick that outdid Hotspur himself.
The audience clapped more than merely politely or expectantly, for they were applauding the gray he wore.
He had caught onto the ladder, of course, and its upper end was secured somewhere inside the wicker rim, and now he was doing the same acrobatic poses and contortions and convulsions that he did in the ring on his wooden ladder, and the crowd was laughing and sobbing with relief, and cheering and applauding with pleasure.
While the midget took her bows, Sir John lifted the dwarf horse off the platform and, unnoticed by the applauding crowd, set a sturdy wooden box up there behind Cricket and sprinkled on it some of his lycopodium.
Soon they were applauding his every statement as though it were an article of faith.
They were gradually infiltrating the crowd, in ones and twos, smiling and applauding so as not to seem out of place, but someone else looked out through their cold eyes.