cheering

[ US /ˈtʃɪɹɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /t‍ʃˈi‍əɹɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
    it's all over but the shouting
ADJECTIVE
  1. providing freedom from worry
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How To Use cheering In A Sentence

  • There had been a good deal of joking, both Spanish and English, among the passengers; I had found particularly cheering the richness of a certain machinist’s trousers of bright golden corduroy; but as the shades of night began to embrown the scene our spirits fell; and at the cry of a lonesome bird, far off where the sunset had been, they followed the sun in its sudden drop. Familiar Spanish Travels
  • The flag waving was decorous, the cheering polite and the umpire was never once insulted.
  • Ross drove aimlessly through the outer suburbs, sharing the wide, wet road with the occasional noctambulant alley cat, a carload of cheering carousers, and electric mini-van delivering milk.
  • When I got up to criticise her - which led to cheering and catcalling from there on - Cook simply sat back and kept his head down.
  • There would be no cheering crowd, and maybe that was what he felt now, the metallic taste of battle rage pent up. SONS OF HEAVEN
  • Crowds lined the route, waving flags and cheering.
  • He was one of the guys whooping and cheering Brett, which didn't say very much for his personality.
  • He's a big name and the crowd will be cheering so it gives us an extra boost. Times, Sunday Times
  • York education bosses were today cheering the news that they have won more than £1 million for new school buildings.
  • Across the street, an equally small group of proponents of the measure continued cheering with each passing car that honked, seemingly unaware of the decision reached inside. Maryland House derails bill that would legalize same-sex marriage
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