Applaud

What do we mean by applaud?

To express approval, especially by clapping the hands. intransitive verb

To express approval of (someone or something) especially by such clapping. intransitive verb

To commend highly; praise. intransitive verb

To praise or show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign.

To praise in any way, as by words or actions; commend; approve.

Synonyms Extol, etc. (see praise, v.), cheer, cry up, magnify.

To express approval by clapping the hands or by other similar means.

To give praise; express approval.

To express approbation loudly or significantly. intransitive verb

To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign. transitive verb

To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend; to approve. transitive verb

Applause; applauding. noun

Plaudit. noun

To express approval (of something) by clapping the hands. verb

To praise, or express approval for something or someone. verb

Express approval of verb

Clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval verb

Applause; applauding.

Plaudit.

Verb show approval or praise by clapping. Urban Dictionary

Smacked or Clapped (High) to the max. Being on a level of high that could never be reached. The best high you’ve had in a while that is unexplainably good. Urban Dictionary

When you are clapping your hand but making no sound. So it looks like you are clapping your hands, but in reality you don't care. Urban Dictionary

To stop applauding at school Urban Dictionary

Don’t praise somebody for doing something that they simply should have been doing in the first place. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to applaud:
applaud.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word applaud:
clap, cheer, accomplishments, courage, presents, trying, sing, your, speech, audience, hands, efforts, approval, desire, actions, judges, seeing, perhaps, step, performance, talent, look, our, criticized, think, demand, calling, hope, actors, returns, fans, you, approach, brian.

Words that rhyme with applaud:
god, rod, facade, pod, fraud, broad, odd, nod, cod, elrod, squad, abroad, laud, sod, prod, quad, petard, mod, wad, plod, tod, braud, defraud, flawed, shod, trod, arthropod, awed, laude, tripod, roughshod, goldenrod, slipshod, esplanade, escalade, maraud, ramrod, baud, scrod, bawd, claud, claude, aud, cephalopod, thawed, maud, todd, backboard, strawed, maude, ballade, tightwad, belgrade, jawed, pernod, ipod, saud, brod, sawed, assad, riyadh, mossad, fahd, word of god, clawed, brachiopod, outlawed, novgorod, rashad, gnawed, plaud, riad, dodd, hot rod, chaud, cawed, codd, raad, baaed, chmod, lightning rod, pawed, seedpod, hawed, peapod, riyad, seesawed, schrod, act of god, chawed, abad, yawed, sprod, saad, penrod, cape cod, glod, natividad, antifraud, tawed.

Adjectives that are often used to describe applaud:
vulgar, french, public, good, much, latter, more, most, present, many, few, last, least, cheated, populace, white, obscure, reputable, drunker, greater, day, green, mortal.

Consonant match to applaud:
upload, applied, uplead.

Words that sound like applaud:
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