burst of applause
1Burst — Burst, n. 1. A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of inspiration. [1913 Webster] Bursts of fox hunting melody. W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 2. Any brief,… …
2burst — /berrst/, v., burst or, often, bursted, bursting, n. v.i. 1. to break, break open, or fly apart with sudden violence: The bitter cold caused the pipes to burst. 2. to issue forth suddenly and forcibly, as from confinement or through an obstacle:… …
3burst — [c]/bɜst / (say berst) verb (burst or, Archaic, bursted, bursting) –verb (i) 1. to fly apart or break open with sudden violence; explode. 2. to issue forth suddenly and forcibly from or as from confinement. 3. to break or give way from violent… …
4burst — v. & n. v. (past and past part. burst) 1 a intr. break suddenly and violently apart by expansion of contents or internal pressure. b tr. cause to do this. c tr. send (a container etc.) violently apart. 2 a tr. open forcibly. b intr. come open or… …
5burst into sth phrasal — verb (T) 1 to suddenly begin to make a sound, especially to start singing, crying, or laughing: The audience burst into applause. | burst into song: Everyone on the bus burst into song as we got closer to home. | burst into tears: Benny suddenly… …
6applause — Synonyms and related words: acclaim, acclamation, alleluia, approbation, approval, big hand, burst of applause, cheer, cheering, cheers, chorus of cheers, clap, clapping, clapping of hands, commendation, cry, eclat, encore, hallelujah, hand,… …
7applause — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deafening, loud, thunderous, tumultuous (esp. BrE) ▪ enthusiastic, rapturous, warm, wild ▪ …
8applause — n. 1) to draw, get, win applause for 2) heavy, lengthy, prolonged; light, weak; loud, thunderous applause 3) a burst; ripple; round of applause 4) to (the) applause (she appeared on stage to the thunderous applause of her admirers) * * * [ə… …
9burst into — phrasal verb Word forms burst into : present tense I/you/we/they burst into he/she/it bursts into present participle bursting into past tense burst into past participle burst into 1) burst into something [transitive] to suddenly start doing… …
10burst out — 1) PHR V ERG If someone bursts out laughing, crying, or making another noise, they suddenly start making that noise. You can also say that a noise bursts out. [V P ing] The class burst out laughing... [V P] Then the applause burst out... [V P… …
