different between applauding vs applause

English

Verb

applauding

1. present participle of applaud

Noun

applauding (countable and uncountable, plural applaudings)

1. applause
   • August 3, 1852, Rufus Choate, Address on Kossuth and Non-Intervention

     The tribute of tears and applaudings; the tribute of sympathy and of thoughts too deep for applaudings — too deep for tears, have attested his sway.

English

Etymology

From Latin applausus, from applaud? (“I strike against, I applaud”) (whence applaud).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ?plôz?, IPA^(key): /??pl??z/
• Rhymes: -??z
• (US) enPR: ?plôz?, IPA^(key): /??pl?z/
• (cot–caught merger) enPR: ?pläz', IPA^(key): /??pl?z/

Noun

applause (usually uncountable, plural applauses)

1. The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

   Synonyms: acclaim, acclamation, approbation, approval, commendation, plaudit; see also Thesaurus:applause, Thesaurus:praise

Derived terms

• applauseometer (informal, US)

Translations

Further reading

• applause on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ap?plau?.se/, [äp?p??äu?s??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ap?plau?.se/, [?p?pl??u?s?]

Participle

applause

1. vocative masculine singular of applausus