plaud

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UK/plɔːd/US/plɔd/cot caught merger/plɑd/

verb

To applaud.

OriginFrench Pelaud →
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Meanings

plaud1

verbplaud (third-person singular simple present plauds, present participle plauding, simple past and past participle plauded)

present singular third person plauds · participle present plauding · participle past plauded · past plauded

  1. obsoleteTo applaud.

    Plauding our victorie and this happie end

    1596, George Chapman, The Blind Beggar of Alexandria

Plaud2

proper noun
  1. A surname from French.

Origin

  1. FrenchPelaud
  2. EnglishPlaud

From French Pelaud and Plourde.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with plaud

broadfraudabroadClaudeflawedapplaudmaudbaudMaudedefraudawedclawedlaudoverbroadpawedbawdgaudbelaudmaraudpitcher-bawd
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Anagrams

dupla
Cite this entry
APA

plaud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plaud

MLA

“plaud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plaud. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plaud,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plaud.

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