Collocations for erupt - verb
ADVERB
violently
the volcano which erupted violently last month
the volcano which erupted violently last month
suddenly
His anger suddenly erupted into furious shouting.
His anger suddenly erupted into furious shouting.
periodically
Epidemics periodically erupted throughout the 19th century.
Epidemics periodically erupted throughout the 19th century.
occasionally
Violence occasionally erupts between the opposing factions.
Violence occasionally erupts between the opposing factions.
spontaneously
The audience spontaneously erupted into a standing ovation.
The audience spontaneously erupted into a standing ovation.
finally
Michael finally erupted, jumping up from his seat.
Michael finally erupted, jumping up from his seat.
PREPOSITION
in
The crowd erupted in cheers and sobs of joy.
The crowd erupted in cheers and sobs of joy.
into
violence that threatened to erupt into a full-scale war
violence that threatened to erupt into a full-scale war
with
The room erupted with laughter.
The room erupted with laughter.
Erupt is used with these nouns as the subject:
applause, argument, battle, chaos, cheer, clash, commotion, conflict, controversy, crisis, crowd, debate, dispute, explosion, fight, fighting, fire, flash, furore, fury, gunfire, pain, rage, riot, roar, row, scandal, storm, violence, volcano, war
applause, argument, battle, chaos, cheer, clash, commotion, conflict, controversy, crisis, crowd, debate, dispute, explosion, fight, fighting, fire, flash, furore, fury, gunfire, pain, rage, riot, roar, row, scandal, storm, violence, volcano, war