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standing ovation

standing ovation noun: enthusiastic applause given by people who rise from a sitting position.

Noun

standing ovation (plural standing ovations)

  1. Enthusiastic applause given by people who rise from a sitting position.
    • Lescott gave his finest England performance alongside his former Everton team-mate Phil Jagielka, who also excelled despite playing with a fractured toe, while Parker was given a deserved standing ovation when he was substituted late on.2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport
    • His entry to the game was greeted by a standing ovation from the home fans, who also chanted his name, and the Belgium playmaker served a reminder of his ability with an assist for Doku's goal.2024 January 7, Gary Rose, “Manchester City 5-0 Huddersfield Town”, in BBC Sport

standing ovation meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Arabic

standing ovation in Tamil

அரங்கமே எழுந்து பாராட்டல்

standing ovation in Kannada

ಜನಸ್ತೋಮವು ನಿಂತುಮಾಡುವ ಜಯಘೋಷ

standing ovation in Arabic

enthusiastic applause
تَصْفِيقٌ مَعَ الوُقُوف taṣfīqun maʕa l-wuqūf, تَصْفِيقٌ حَارّ taṣfīqun ḥārr

Forms of standing ovation

pluralstanding ovations

Questions about standing ovation

What does standing ovation mean?
Standing ovation means enthusiastic applause given by people who rise from a sitting position.
What is standing ovation in Tamil?
Standing ovation in Tamil is அரங்கமே எழுந்து பாராட்டல். See Standing ovation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is standing ovation?
Standing ovation is a noun.
What is the plural of standing ovation?
The plural of standing ovation is standing ovations.

Words near standing ovation in the dictionary

  1. standing Os
  2. standing out
  3. standing out a mile
  4. standing out like a sore thumb
  5. standing out like dog's balls
  6. standing ovation
  7. standing ovations
  8. standing over
  9. standing pad
  10. standing part
  11. standing parts

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Adapted from Wiktionary: standing ovation (page history and authors); standing ovation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); standing ovation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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