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Definition of Cheering

1. Adjective. Providing freedom from worry.

2. Noun. Encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators. "It's all over but the shouting"

Definition of Cheering

1. Verb. (present participle of cheer) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cheering

1. cheer [v] - See also: cheer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cheering

cheerest cheereth cheerful cheerfull cheerfuller cheerfullest cheerfully cheerfulness cheerfulnesses cheerie-bye

cheerier cheeriest cheerily cheeriness cheerinesses cheering (current term) cheeringly cheerio cheerios cheerishness

cheerlead cheerleaded cheerleader cheerleaderish cheerleaderlike cheerleaders cheerleading cheerleads cheerled cheerless

Literary usage of Cheering

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1861)
"(Tumultuous cheering.) This is the time to try men's souls. ... (Boisterous cheering.) It is not a question of money nor class, but one of free institutions ..."

2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1913)
"cheering VERSE TO THE TRADE Some time ago we gaily published, For all our friends, including you; A book about how Molly melted Both in heart and body, too. ..."

3. Publication[s] (1904)
"... from the corner of humble obscurity—their cheering aspect has again prevented a torpid rest. SECONDARY to these are the solicitations of a number of ..."

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