Idiom
round of applause
Meaning
An outburst of clapping among a group or audience.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The singer got a big round of applause.”
“After the speech, the crowd gave the mayor a warm round of applause.”
“When the young pianist finished the difficult piece without a single mistake, the entire concert hall rose for a thunderous round of applause.”
Examples
simple
“The singer got a big round of applause.”
contextual
“After the speech, the crowd gave the mayor a warm round of applause.”
complex
“When the young pianist finished the difficult piece without a single mistake, the entire concert hall rose for a thunderous round of applause.”
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