D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Applause

/əplôzʹ/ · Ap·plause · IPA /əˈplɔz/
01 n. The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huz…
  1. 1.
    The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
    “The brave man seeks not popular applause.” Dryden.