0 present participle of applaud --
1 to show enjoyment or approval of something such as a performance or speech by clapping the hands repeatedly to make a noise: --
2 to say that you admire and agree with a person's action or decision: --
I have made a statement applauding the results of the experiment.
People are applauding the new disability tax credit—it is a method by which we can support people who are getting back to work.
He did not get the applauding audiences from the steel workers which he expected when he spoke of the nationalisation of iron and steel.
I was at lunch with the leader of one of those education action zones, who was applauding the involvement of the private sector.
I conclude by applauding him for the work that he has done.
Things have moved fast since then and today we are applauding the granting of independence to a community of less than 1 million.
I have to point out that half of those applauding voted to curtail the debate.
I was applauding the previous speaker who made a very valuable conclusion to his speech.
