noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ deafening , loud , thunderous , tumultuous ( esp. BrE )
▪ enthusiastic , rapturous , warm , wild
▪ prolonged ( esp. BrE ), sustained
▪ spontaneous
▪
a little burst of spontaneous ~
▪ muted ( esp. BrE ), polite
▪
To muted ~ a small flag was raised over the building.
… OF APPLAUSE
▪ burst ( esp. BrE ), ripple ( esp. BrE ), roar , round
▪
The crowd gave them a round of ~.
VERB + APPLAUSE
▪ be greeted with , draw , earn , get , receive , win
▪
The speech drew loud ~.
▪ break into , burst into
▪
The audience broke into ~.
▪ hear
▪ acknowledge
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She stood back and acknowledged the ~ of the crowd.
▪ deserve
▪
He deserves the respect and ~ of his colleagues.
APPLAUSE + VERB
▪ break out , erupt , greet sb/sth
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A great roar of ~ broke out.
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Wild ~ greeted this remark.
▪ echo
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Applause echoed around the hall.
▪ grow
▪ die away , die down , subside
▪
The ~ died down as the curtain closed.
PREPOSITION
▪ to ~
▪
He left the stage to thunderous ~.
▪ ~ for
▪
There was a ripple of ~ for the speaker.
▪ ~ from
▪
This remark brought ~ from the audience.