#clapping

• Applause — Repeated clapping of hands as a sign of approval, admiration, gratitude, or enthusiasm toward an artistic performance, a political speech, or a remarkable achievement. A spontaneous or protocolic collective manifestation used in social and cultural environments to express public homage and the audience's structural appreciation toward a protagonist.
• Applauding — The act of applauding; a physical and collective manifestation through repeated hand clapping, performed to express admiration, support, or respect toward a person or performance. In an abstract sense, it represents the process of public validation, eulogy, and moral recognition of a positive action within a community.
• Applauses — The plural form of the feminine noun 'aplaudare'; it represents the repeated and successive collective manifestations through hand clapping, meant to express public approval, acclaim, or celebration of a merit or performance. The term emphasizes the multiplied character or successive stages of ovations offered by an audience during an event.