applause

/əˈplɔːz/
noun 1verb 1

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

deafening, loud, thunderous, tumultuous | enthusiastic, rapturous, warm, wild | prolonged, sustained

spontaneous

When the singer finished her song, spontaneous applause erupted from the audience.

gentle, muted, polite

The singer received only polite applause from the audience at the end of her performance.

QUANT

burst, ripple, roar, round

When the singer finished her final song, a burst of applause filled the concert hall.

VERB + APPLAUSE

be greeted with, draw, earn, get, receive, win

The young musician earned thunderous applause from the audience after her impressive performance.

break into, burst into

When the singer finished her final song, the crowd burst into applause.

acknowledge

The actor bowed to acknowledge the applause from the audience.

deserve

The young pianist deserved the enthusiastic applause from the audience after her performance.

APPLAUSE + VERB

break out, greet sb/sth

Loud applause broke out when the singer finished her final song.

grow

die away/down, subside

The crowd's applause gradually subsided as the speaker left the stage.

PREP

to ~

The audience erupted to wild applause when the singer finished her final song.

~ for

The audience gave loud applause for the musician's incredible performance.

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