cheerverb [ I ]
uk/tʃɪər/us/tʃɪr/B2 to give a loud shout of approval or encouragement:
Everyone cheered as the winners received their medals.
He was cheering for the other side.
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- The audience clapped and cheered when she stood up to speak.
- The crowd cheered as the goalkeeper deflected the shot.
- The crowd cheered in appreciation.
- Everyone clapped and cheered and you could see he was lapping it up.
- We cheered madly as the team came out onto the field.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- dispatch
- exalt
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsodic
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
Phrasal verb(s)
cheer sb on
cheer (sb) up
cheer sth up
cheernoun
uk/tʃɪər/us/tʃɪr/cheer noun (SHOUT)
C2 [ C ] a loud shout of approval or encouragement:
Her speech was received with cheers and a standing ovation.
His victory in the 400 metres earned him the biggest cheer of the afternoon.
Three cheers for the winning team!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Praising and applauding
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- dispatch
- exalt
- extol
- felicitations
- fete
- full marks to sb idiom
- lay
- pat
- praise
- recognize
- rhapsodic
- rhapsody
- round of applause idiom
- shout-out
- sing
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cheer noun (HAPPINESS)
[ U ] formal or old-fashioned a feeling of happiness:
The victory in the by-election has brought great cheer to the Liberal Democrats.
be of good cheer old use
to be happy
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Pleasure and happiness
- abandon
- afterglow
- bed
- bed of roses idiom
- bliss
- delirium
- exaltation
- exult
- feast
- fulfilment
- fun
- gaiety
- goody
- jovial
- joy
- joyful
- joyous
- jubilation
- savour
- stardust
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Feeling pleasure and happiness