0 to praise or show approval, by clapping the hands -- tleskat
The crowd applauded Jack’s speech enthusiastically.
Through play, children often transcend age and gender ; they are applauded for playing at ' being ' adults.
Even those historians and students who disagree with his conclusions will find themselves applauding this stimulating and wide-ranging contribution to the survey literature.
The initiative is to be applauded, not only for devoting large funds to this important research field, but also for fostering research from many quarters.
Although some critics objected to the nomination, citing it as inappropriate for both political and literary reasons, many writers and journalists applauded the selection.
There was a particularly effective stampede that gathered in volume and tempo and was loudly applauded by all.
People who wrote letters were usually applauded - yet letter-writing could also be subversive.
Individual political success is applauded, but it can only be achieved by mobilizing group identity in the struggle for power and material resources.
In response, the audience cheered and applauded enthusiastically.
