People cheered and clapped in delight.

Meaning: The people watching the fireworks expressed their happiness by shouting, clapping, and showing great joy.

Choice of Words: People are human beings, cheered means to shout or cry out in approval or joy, and is used to connect words, phrases, or clauses, clapped means to make a sharp sound by hitting two hands together, in means within or inside, and delight means great pleasure or joy.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• Thrilled people cheered and clapped.
• The crowd cheered and clapped, their voices filling the ballroom.
• The audience cheered and clapped.
• Children laughed, cheered, and clapped.
• Children cheered and clapped as the kite soared higher.
• Audience clapped hands and cheered loudly.
• The fans cheered and clapped loudly.
• Audience clapped and cheered loudly.
• The audience clapped and cheered.
• Fans cheered loudly, clapped hands.