👏laud

Meaning

To praise someone or something highly, especially in public.

Example Sentences

The critic lauded the actor's performance as a masterpiece.

Example Expressions

sing someone's praises

Synonyms

praise, extol, applaud, commend, admire

Antonyms

criticize, condemn

Collocations

laud efforts, laud achievements, critics lauded

More Example Sentences

A lifeguard saves a swimmer at a crowded beach on a hot summer afternoon after spotting someone struggling in the deep water and immediately grabs a rescue float then sprints across the sand and dives into the waves reaching the swimmer within seconds and pulls him safely back to the shore where a paramedic checks his condition and confirms he is fine and the beachgoers applaud the lifeguard's quick and brave action.