cheer

Examples

• All

• Just before sunrise, the crowd reached its peak, and a great cheer went up when the sun crested the horizon.

  Academic text (2003)

• It's not easy to know what to do with, you know, the cheers of a million people.

• So we all had a big cheer and a photo.

• Okay, let's all do a cheer!

  Killer Waves 2 (2020)

• Give a cheer, give a big hooray

  The China Syndrome (1979)

• Every four years millions of viewers watch Olympic competition and cheer for competitors from their own countries.

  Academic text (1991)

• The sailors and marines stand up and let out a great cheer, but it doesn't last long.

• The room erupted in cheers, and more than half of the onlookers rose to their feet.

  Academic text (1997)

• Tomorrow dawns a new era for Harmonia!" A scattered cheer rang through the garden as the people wandered about.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The crowd erupted into a loud cheer when the team scored the winning goal.

Synonyms

C

cheering

vscheer

215 1.0

Shouts and applause from a crowd to show support

is a single vocal expression, not an ongoing crowd activity or support

Y

yay

vscheer

• Informal

185 6.0

A short shout people make to show happiness or excitement

is a fuller shouted expression used with louder, broader group response

W

whoop

vscheer

• Informal

46 4.9

A loud high shout to show excitement or joy

is a regular approval shout without the specifically high pitch

H

hooray

vscheer

• Informal

43 1.4

A short shout to show excitement or happiness

is a broader approval shout used more widely and less as an exclamation

W

whooping

vscheer

20 3.7

A loud shout that shows joy or approval

is a broader shout for approval or encouragement with milder intensity

C

cheers

vscheer

11 1.4

Loud shouts from a group to show approval or encouragement

is normally one shout or cry rather than repeated group expressions

H

huzzah

vscheer

• Archaic

8 9.9

A loud shout of joy or approval at a celebration

is the everyday shout for approval rather than a ceremony or celebration

H

hurray

vscheer

5 2.6

A shout people make when they are happy or excited

is the general approval cry used more neutrally or less energetically

W

woohoo

vscheer

• Informal

5 7.4

A loud shout people make to show excitement or joy

is a neutral approval shout used in both formal and informal contexts

H

hoorah

vscheer

• Informal

4 7.8

A loud shout that shows joy or approval

is the general form used for support without this extra forcefulness

W

woop

vscheer

• Informal

3 9.1

A loud shout of joy or excitement

is the general approval call used with less sudden exuberance

A

acclamation

vscheer

3 6.7

Loud enthusiastic praise that a group gives

is a single shout for encouragement rather than a formal group endorsement

O

olé

vscheer

1 8.3

A loud shout of approval at a performance or sports event

is used in broader situations, not limited to sporting or performance contexts

W

whoot

vscheer

• Informal

9.9

A loud cry of joy from a person or group

is broader and more neutral in tone than this exuberant cry

H

hoojah

vscheer

• Informal

9.9

A loud shout of joy people make together at events like games

is used by individuals too and not necessarily a group event

W

wahoo

vscheer

• Informal

9.3

A loud shout to show joy or excitement

is a general shout for approval, less playful in tone than this

V

vivat

vscheer

• Archaic

9.9

A loud shout expressing support or celebration at an event

is a general everyday shout rather than a ritual or formal call

Antonyms

B

boo

70 5.9

A loud sound people make to show they do not like something

D

disapproval

45 3.0

A feeling that shows you do not agree with someone or what they do

Compounds

B

Bronx cheer

• Offensive

9.6

A rude loud sound made by blowing through closed lips to show you do not like something

How Loud

roar

142 1.0

cheer

205 1.0

applause

647 1.0

murmur

36 4.1

Surface Forms

Etymology