round of applause
Audience's grateful noise
A round of applause is a collective burst of clapping to show appreciation or approval: Let's give her a round of applause.
The phrase typically introduces or requests applause rather than describing it spontaneously occurring.
A standing ovation is a more emphatic form where the audience rises to their feet.
- acclamationEnthusiastic public praise
- handclapPalms struck together
- golf clapSoft, measured hand-patting
- cheerJoyfulness or encouragement
- clappingRhythmic palm strikes
big hand · hooray · standing ovation · ovation · yell · approval · tribute · celebration · appreciation · recognition · audience · curtain call · take a bow · stage · performance · theater · gratitude · encore
- praiselauding, compliments, laudation, accolades, great job
- appreciationthanks, thank you, gratitude, thankfulness, gratefulness
audience sound vs. absence
round of applausesilence
Total lack of sound
dead silence · awkward silence · crickets · stunned silence · deafening silence
round, rounds, rounded, rounding, rounder, roundest, roundly, roundness, surround