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cheer::verb | Spocien Dictionary

cheer

/tʃir/

cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful

Type	Words
Synonyms	cheer up, jolly along, jolly up
Has types	amuse

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

cheer::verb | Spocien Dictionary

cheer

/tʃir/

become cheerful

Type	Words
Synonyms	cheer up, chirk up
Type of	rejoice, joy
Has types	lighten, triumph, rejoice, lighten up, buoy up, jubilate, exult, exuberate

cheer::verb | Spocien Dictionary

cheer

/tʃir/

give encouragement to

Type	Words
Synonyms	embolden, hearten, recreate
Type of	encourage
Has types	take heart, buck up
Derivation	cheering

cheer::noun | Spocien Dictionary

cheer

/tʃir/

the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

Type	Words
Synonyms	cheerfulness, sunniness, sunshine
Type of	attribute
Has types	good-naturedness, good-temperedness, good-humouredness, good-humoredness
Derivation	cheery

flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room.

cheer::verb | Spocien Dictionary

cheer

/tʃir/

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

Type	Words
Synonyms	barrack, exhort, inspire, pep up, root on, urge, urge on
Type of	encourage
Has types	cheerlead
Derivation	cheering, cheerer

The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers.

cheer::noun | Spocien Dictionary

cheer

/tʃir/

a cry or shout of approval

Type	Words
Type of	approval, commendation
Has types	hurrah, salvo, bravo, banzai, hooray

cheer::verb | Spocien Dictionary

cheer

/tʃir/

show approval or good wishes by shouting

Type	Words
Type of	applaud
Has types	lighten up, buoy up, lighten
Derivation	cheerer, cheering

everybody cheered the birthday boy.