Val Graham's team secured the prize to thunderous applause after a playoff.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.As he rose, he waved his hand to the stunned crowd, which broke into loud applause.The cries of protest are lost in thunderous applause, and then a hush descends.There would be loud applause for the suggestion from Labour Back Benchers, but he has my sympathy.The audience of 2,500 responded to his declaration with sustained and thunderous applause.The conductor waited for the applause to die down before signalling for the orchestra to begin.The sustained applause that followed suggested they may get their wish.This was not a collection that sparked shouts, cheers or even an occasional burst of polite applause.The candidate's promise to improve public schools was greeted with a loud round of applause.His abusive father routine earned him a spontaneous burst of applause, his voice booming to the rafters.There was loud applause when the band members ran onto the stage.To say the least, applause came haltingly.There was great applause when the Makhmalbaf family took a bow.Register Log in Connect with Facebook Connect with Google Connect with Apple. Conjugation Documents Grammar Dictionary Expressio. Translation Spell check Synonyms Conjugation. The crowd, ever growing, explodes into laughter and applause. Translations in context of 'round of applause' in English-Italian from Reverso Context: a big round of applause.However, Judge Frossard has won the support of fellow justices and applause from a crime-weary public.loud/thunderous applause Examples from the Corpus applause rapturous/enthusiastic applause He left the stage to rapturous applause.
○○ noun PRAISE the sound of many people hitting their hands together and shouting, to show that they have enjoyed something She got a round of applause (=a short period of applause ) when she finished.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English applause ap‧plause / əˈplɔːz $ əˈplɒːz /