What does applauding mean?
Applauding means present participle and gerund of applaud.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of applaud.
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.
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Applauding means present participle and gerund of applaud.
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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.
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