cheerleading
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɪrˌliːdɪŋ/
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cheerleading
- After school, the girls practiced their cheers for the upcoming cheerleading competition.
- cheerleading team
- cheerleading association
- cheerleading activity
We're the hipster church and our preacher wears true religion jeans and we have a screen where the cheerleading squad is projected on and had it.
- We're the hipster church and our preacher wears true religion jeans and we have a screen where the cheerleading squad is projected on and had it.
Examples
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Students are usually involved with one or more such activities as athletics, cheerleading, band, various clubs, etc.
Academic text (1992) -
Within the last 25 years, the throws and tumbles in cheerleading have become more daring and competitive.
Blog text (28) -
So I hear you girls are on the cheerleading team.
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Last summer, I went to cheerleading camp.
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Are you in your cheerleading uniform?
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I tried out for cheerleading.
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Our cheerleading squad did win best routine in the state final last year.
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Hey, Joanna, you were on the cheerleading squad.
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I'll wait for you at cheerleading tryouts.
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You're going to get me kicked off the cheerleading squad.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cheerleading comes from cheer ('a shout of support' or a happy mood) and lead ('to guide'). So cheerleading is literally 'guiding the cheers', which is why it is the sport where people lead loud, organized shouts and perform routines to support a team.