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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
applause
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
appreciative laughter/applause
enthusiastic applause
▪ His speech was greeted by enthusiastic applause.
rapturous applause
▪ She was greeted with rapturous applause.
thunderous applause
▪ His speech was greeted with thunderous applause.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
enthusiastic
▪ Many were overawed by the occasion though, with one of the Highland entrants taking exception to the crowd's enthusiastic applause.
▪ They had been stimulated as well as gratified, and their enthusiastic applause showed it.
▪ According to the report from Munich, enthusiastic applause broke forth at the scene from Hitler's Reichstag speech.
▪ Rossi joined in the enthusiastic applause which rippled around the tables.
great
▪ The greatest applause went to a young researcher who highlighted the poor career opportunities she faced.
▪ There was great applause when the Makhmalbaf family took a bow.
▪ The large orchestra was very well conducted by Ormsby Wilkins, who, like the two ballets, received great applause.
▪ Rumours of his ill-health had cast gloom over the previous weeks, and his presence - on foot - brought great applause.
loud
▪ There would be loud applause for the suggestion from Labour Back Benchers, but he has my sympathy.
▪ As he rose, he waved his hand to the stunned crowd, which broke into loud applause.
▪ Behind the stern blue drapes of the Tory Conference you could feel the pocked walls mouldering to the loud applause.
▪ He will be the one playing to the packed houses, the one gaining the loudest applause on the hustings.
▪ There was loud applause as the young man was led up to receive his prize.
▪ As all the performers were either related to or known to the audience each act was greeted with loud and equal applause.
▪ Then I walked towards the room just as loud applause was heard.
▪ Both shots prompted loud applause from the audience and acknowledgements from my sporting opponent.
polite
▪ At the end there was polite applause from perhaps half the women.
▪ This was not a collection that sparked shouts, cheers or even an occasional burst of polite applause.
▪ I stumbled off to polite applause.
▪ When the girl sat down, there was another polite sound of applause.
▪ The keynote speaker had wound up to polite applause.
▪ He received polite applause from perhaps two in the crowd of about 40.
▪ His strident 30-minute stump speech was interrupted only a couple of times with polite applause.
rapturous
▪ He is being honest and honesty is such a rare quality in a performer that the audience are stunned. Rapturous applause.
▪ That got a rapturous round of applause too. emailinc Yeah, great!
▪ When Nicholas returned to Parkhead to play his home debut in a showpiece friendly against Everton he was greeted with rapturous applause.
round
▪ Oh boy I need a round of applause.
▪ There was a round of applause for Captain Pintar.
▪ Smiling at the round of applause from his audience, he took his seat on the front chaiselongue and the show began.
▪ A round of applause for the acting ability of Quincx Roirbak in that case.
▪ A round of applause please, ladies and gentlemen.
spontaneous
▪ The congregation broke into spontaneous applause.
▪ Each presentation from the two subgroups was greeted by spontaneous applause.
▪ His abusive father routine earned him a spontaneous burst of applause, his voice booming to the rafters.
thunderous
▪ The cries of protest are lost in thunderous applause, and then a hush descends.
▪ The audience of 2, 500 responded to his declaration with sustained and thunderous applause.
▪ Val Graham's team secured the prize to thunderous applause after a playoff.
▪ The auditorium was silent for a moment, then a thunderous wave of applause broke.
wild
▪ Then he banged a gavel to pronounce them married and they all kissed, to wild applause from the gallery.
▪ The results are greeted by wild applause as one act is toppled from the lead by another and so on.
▪ This time it was passed by 34 votes to 24 amid wild applause from the public gallery.
■ VERB
acknowledge
▪ As he lifted his cap to acknowledge the applause, they froze.
▪ Bedford stood to acknowledge the applause.
▪ He smiled all round, acknowledging the applause, and kissed his hand to some of the girls at the front.
▪ Several times from wing to a desk at center stage he glanced out at the audience to acknowledge the applause.
▪ The act ended with a hand gallop round the ring, band playing triumphant music, to acknowledge the applause.
▪ Lawrence was lifted shoulder-high by fans as he acknowledged the applause and the delight of the assembled Boro faithful.
▪ He stood in the ballroom entrance and acknowledged the applause with a small bow.
break
▪ The huge crowd spontaneously broke into applause.
▪ The congregation broke into spontaneous applause.
▪ George, the twins and Willie broke out into applause.
▪ As the lights went on and the audience broke into applause, Stafford waited for Cantor to rise.
▪ As the cortege reached George Square in the heart of Glasgow, the crowd watched silently until some one broke into applause.
▪ The star-studded crowd at the Forum broke into applause right away, as if encouraging Hamilton to keep going.
▪ As he rose, he waved his hand to the stunned crowd, which broke into loud applause.
burst
▪ The curtains closed and the audience burst into applause and cheers.
▪ On the television, quick bursts of canned applause.
▪ The bowing stopped: the hundred men burst into applause.
▪ The courtroom burst into applause and shouts when the verdict was read.
▪ Jeffries turned away to look out the window and the class burst into applause.
▪ The audience burst into grateful applause.
greet
▪ His statement was greeted with applause.
▪ His statement on abortion was greeted by moderate applause.
▪ The majority were for law and were greeted by applause in an assembly of the staff and students.
▪ Each presentation from the two subgroups was greeted by spontaneous applause.
▪ The results are greeted by wild applause as one act is toppled from the lead by another and so on.
▪ Some reporters greeted Parker with applause and asked respectful questions.
▪ The uniforms were greeted with applause as nine models, including three blacks, marched along the podium.
▪ This was greeted with considerable applause.
receive
▪ Despite my nervousness, I sing it well and receive a hearty applause at the end.
▪ Stephany received loud, sustained applause when complimented by Roberts yesterday.
▪ She received warm applause, and during the interval respectable queues formed before her table of books, as before N'dosi's.
▪ Both were received with appreciative applause.
▪ Maginn's speech was received with applause.
▪ He received polite applause from perhaps two in the crowd of about 40.
▪ He expected and would receive all the superficial applause for the Hollywood stud.
win
▪ And Dorothea talked so, about nothing at all, spinning her phrases out and for ever trying to win attention and applause.
▪ That move won bipartisan applause from the House panel members Wednesday.
▪ It was the only part of the performance which won applause.
▪ Lamm may continue to win applause lines by taking on the constituencies that Republicans and Democrats try so hard to appease.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
break into a smile/a song/applause etc
ecstatic review/praise/applause
▪ And another executioner earned the crowd's ecstatic applause when he beheaded two criminals with one blow!
▪ It received universally ecstatic reviews, and deservedly so.
▪ Now after ecstatic reviews it is playing to packed audiences in London.
▪ With Bley conducting and Paul Haines, the original librettist, as narrator, the opera was revived to ecstatic reviews.
round of applause
▪ Not a Cal Ripken pent-up emotional outburst kind of ovation, mind you, but a nice little round of applause.
▪ Oh boy I need a round of applause.
▪ That got a rapturous round of applause too. emailinc Yeah, great!
▪ The team gives Ted a round of applause.
▪ The whistling sounded like feedback, and his hammering on the piano became a dying round of applause.
▪ There was a round of applause for Captain Pintar.
▪ To a round of applause, Mrs Fanning was escorted back to the table by her partner.
▪ When Wooley, who is a witty and vigorously persuasive speaker, finished, she received a big round of applause.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ The candidate's promise to improve public schools was greeted with a loud round of applause.
▪ The conductor waited for the applause to die down before signalling for the orchestra to begin.
▪ There was loud applause when the band members ran onto the stage.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ His abusive father routine earned him a spontaneous burst of applause, his voice booming to the rafters.
▪ However, Judge Frossard has won the support of fellow justices and applause from a crime-weary public.
▪ The cries of protest are lost in thunderous applause, and then a hush descends.
▪ The crowd, ever growing, explodes into laughter and applause.
▪ The sustained applause that followed suggested they may get their wish.
▪ There was great applause when the Makhmalbaf family took a bow.
▪ This was not a collection that sparked shouts, cheers or even an occasional burst of polite applause.
▪ To say the least, applause came haltingly.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Applause

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.

The brave man seeks not popular applause.
--Dryden.

Syn: Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
applause

early 15c., from Latin applausus, past participle of applaudere "approve by clapping hands" (see applaud).

Wiktionary
applause

n. The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

WordNet
applause

n. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together [syn: hand clapping, clapping]

Wikipedia
Applause

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 usually applaud after a performance, such as a musical concert, speech, or play, as a sign of enjoyment and approval. In most countries audience members clap their hands at random to produce a constant noise. It tends to synchronize naturally to a weak degree; in Russia, Norway and many northern and eastern European countries synchronized clapping is more popular than random clapping.

Applause (musical)

Applause is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. The musical is based on the 1950 film All About Eve and the short story on which the movie is based, Mary Orr's " The Wisdom of Eve". The story centers on aging star Margo Channing, who innocently takes a fledgling actress under her wing, unaware that the ruthless Eve is plotting to steal her career and her man.

The musical opened on Broadway on March 30, 1970 and ran for 896 performances. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical, and Lauren Bacall won the Tony for Best Actress in a Musical.

Applause (disambiguation)

Applause is an expression of approval by the act of clapping. Applause may also refers to:

  • Applause (1929 film), an early sound motion picture
  • Applause (2009 film), a Danish motion picture
  • Applause (toy company), a toy company founded in 1966
  • Applause (software company), a software testing company founded in 2007 as uTest
  • "Applause" (Lady Gaga song), a 2013 single from the Lady Gaga album ARTPOP
  • Applause (musical), a 1970 theatrical production based on the 1950 film All About Eve
    • "Applause" (Bonnie Franklin song), title song from the musical, released as a single in 1970
  • Applause, a guitar manufactured by the Ovation Guitar Company
  • Applause Records, a short-lived record label founded in 1981
  • Daihatsu Applause, a compact car first manufactured in 1989
Applause (1929 film)

Applause is a 1929 black-and-white backstage musical talkie, shot at Paramount's Astoria Studios in Astoria, New York, during the early years of sound films. The film is notable as one of the few films of its time to break free from the restrictions of bulky sound technology equipment in order to shoot on location around Manhattan.

Applause (toy company)

Applause Inc. was a company that produced stuffed toys and collectible figurines. The company produced licensed toys from Warner Bros., Disney, and Jim Henson's Muppets. Its principal subsidiaries included Dakin Inc. and International Tropic-Cal Inc. The Applause brand survives as part of Russ Berrie.

Applause (2009 film)

Applause is a 2009 Danish film starring Paprika Steen from director/co-writer Martin Peter Zandvliet and Koncern Film. The story relates actress Thea Barfoed’s ( Paprika Steen) journey to reclaim her life and her family from the ravages of alcoholism and divorce.

Applause (software company)

Applause (http://www.applause.com/) is one of two brands of Applause App Quality, Inc., a venture-funded software and application quality company, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.

With six offices worldwide, the company’s U.S. headquarters are located in Massachusetts, with additional U.S. locations in San Mateo, California and Seattle. Its European headquarters are located in Berlin, with additional offices in Poland and Israel.

Applause (1944 film)

Applause is a 1944 Greek drama film directed by George Tzavellas.

Applause (Lady Gaga song)

"Applause" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her third studio album, Artpop (2013). It was released as the album's lead single through Interscope Records on August 12, 2013. Written and produced by Gaga, DJ White Shadow, Dino Zisis and Nick Monson, additional songwriters included Martin Bresso, Nicolas Mercier, Julien Arias and William Grigahcine. "Applause" was inspired by the cheering of her fans, which kept her motivated during the months she toured with the Born This Way Ball in pain, before cancelling it due to a hip injury. It is an electropop and Eurodance song built around synthesizers and hi-NRG beats, with lyrics addressing how Gaga is dependent upon her fan's adoration and how she lives to perform.

The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised its catchy chorus and favorably compared it to the material featured on Gaga's debut album, The Fame (2008). "Applause" achieved commercial success in a number of major music markets. In the United States, it peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Gaga's twelfth top-ten single. "Applause" has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

An accompanying music video directed by fashion photography duo Inez and Vinoodh was released on August 19, 2013, and broadcast on jumbotrons across Times Square. The video received positive reviews from critics, who saw it as a profile of Gaga herself and noted references to German Expressionist cinema and Andy Warhol. To promote the record, Gaga opened the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards with a performance of the song in which she represented her career through several on-stage wardrobe changes. She also performed it live on Good Morning America, Saturday Night Live, her residency show at Roseland Ballroom, and on her tour ArtRave: The Artpop Ball.

Applause (Bonnie Franklin song)

"Applause" is the title song from the 1970 Broadway musical Applause, with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams, originally performed by Bonnie Franklin, who originated the role of Bonnie in the musical, and recorded as a single with orchestra and chorus conducted by Donald Pippin. The single was released with a B-side featuring the star of the production, Lauren Bacall, making her musical theatre debut, performing "Something Greater" together with Len Cariou. The single's popularity led to Franklin's being invited to perform it on the 24th Tony Awards broadcast on television, where the show gained Best Musical, Bacall Best Leading Actress in a Musical, but Bonnie Franklin missed out on the best supporting actress to Melba Moore.

Usage examples of "applause".

But, if the victims of Tiberius and Nero anticipated the decree of the prince or senate, their courage and despatch were recompensed by the applause of the public, the decent honors of burial, and the validity of their testaments.

I enjoy the expectation with which the top is wrenched off the can of worms as if from some amazing birthday present, and then the sense of anticlimax in the watching faces: the forced tears and skimpy, gloating pity, the cued and dutiful applause.

But without approving the extreme doctrine which General Jackson announced with the applause of his party, it is surely not an unreasonable assumption that in the case of a statute which has had no judicial interpretation and whose meaning is not altogether clear, the President is not to be impeached for acting upon his own understanding of its scope and intent:--especially is he not to be impeached when he offers to prove that he was sustained in his opinion by every member of his Cabinet, and offers further to prove by the same honorable witnesses that he took the step in order to subject the statute in dispute to judicial interpretation.

It was a heavy cast Ostran head, hafted with care, and as Bardel swung it experimentally the applause was general.

This idea met with such general applause that Barre was forced to command the possessed nun to say aqua in Hebrew.

Macaulay, a nominee of Lord Lansdowne for the borough of Calne, in favour of the bill, elicited much applause.

I had insensibly loved the board which echoed with applause at my sallies, and the comrades who, while they deprecated my satire, had been complaisant enough to hail it as wit.

Balbinus was an admired orator, a poet of distinguished fame, and a wise magistrate, who had exercised with innocence and applause the civil jurisdiction in almost all the interior provinces of the empire.

Bardel acknowledged the applause, hung the great hydrophane amulet around his own sweaty neck, pledged packtrains of Lyrian wine as gifts for Moess and Shandor.

Spaniard wheeled round towards him, and began to put the rough hackney through all the paces of the manege with a grace and skill which won applause from the beholders.

So guided tours of the privileged few to examine the Jami-san cleansing room became one of the most sought-after sights of gai-jin Yokohama, the chattering musume like so many exotic birds, bowing and sucking in their breaths and pulling the chain to gasps of wonder and applause.

And so, when Hennig took the stage that evening, this familiar figure was given a welcoming applause that outmatched that given to any other performer.

A boy then presented the Mayoress with a bouquet of chrysanthemums, there was unenthusiastic applause, and young Mr Perse returned to his place behind the scenes by way of a swing door which led to a passage which, in its turn, led to the dressing-rooms.

He was persuaded that he offered them an easy pardon, since, if they consented to cast a few grains of incense upon the altar, they were dismissed from the tribunal in safety and with applause.

And so when, one by one, Democrats who for years had fought the Amendment, sadly recognized the handwriting on the wall and voted Aye, applause swept the floor and the gallery and ran like an ever-spreading ripple out of the capitol and into the streets and up the streets to the White House, where Lincoln sat waiting.