cheer | English to English Dictionary

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cheer

(/tS//i/r )

give encouragement to(verb.emotion)

Synonym:
embolden, hearten, recreate
Antonym:
dishearten, put off

source: wordnet30
show approval or good wishes by shouting(verb.communication)

Example:
Everybody cheered the birthday boy.

source: wordnet30
cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful(verb.communication)

Example:
She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee.

Synonym:
cheer up, jolly along, jolly up

source: wordnet30
become cheerful(verb.communication)

Synonym:
cheer up, chirk up
Antonym:
complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off

source: wordnet30
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts(verb.communication)

Example:
The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers.

Synonym:
barrack, exhort, inspire, pep up, root on, urge, urge on

source: wordnet30
To cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; -- often with up.(verb)

source: webster1913
To grow cheerful; to become gladsome or joyous; -- usually with up.(verb)

source: webster1913

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