- present participle of applaud.
applauding
Example Sentences
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Most players who have toiled in the minor league system debut in front of applauding friends and family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
There were a good number of Brazil fans in the bar and even they were applauding some of the finishing by the Three Lions.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
“We should be applauding Ken for spending $238 million in NYC, not attacking him for doing so,” Ackman wrote on social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Who do you think the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ voters are more comfortable with applauding?
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026
After the illusionist takes her bow and disappears before her rapt audience’s eyes, they clap, applauding the empty air.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
