round of applause

noun

An outburst of clapping among a group or audience.

“Please give all of the fantastic performers a big round of applause for their efforts this evening!”

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Meanings

nounround of applause (plural rounds of applause)

plural rounds of applause

  1. idiomaticAn outburst of clapping among a group or audience.

    Please give all of the fantastic performers a big round of applause for their efforts this evening!

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 熱烈鼓掌 /热烈鼓掌, 掌聲雷動 /掌声雷动
  • 熱烈鼓掌 /热烈鼓掌 (rèliè gǔzhǎng)outburst of clapping
  • 掌聲雷動 /掌声雷动 (zhǎngshēng léidòng)outburst of clapping
Finnish aplodit
  • aploditoutburst of clapping
French salve d'applaudissements
  • salve d'applaudissementsoutburst of clapping
Hungarian tapsvihar
  • tapsviharoutburst of clapping
Persian یک کف محکم
  • یک کف محکمoutburst of clapping
Portuguese salva de aplausos/palmas
  • salva de aplausos/palmasoutburst of clapping
Vietnamese tràng vỗ tay, tràng pháo tay
  • tràng vỗ tayoutburst of clapping
  • tràng pháo tayoutburst of clapping
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APA

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“round of applause.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/round%20of%20applause. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “round of applause,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/round%20of%20applause.

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