cheers
- noun
- /tʃɪrz/
- Fans welcomed Tran with chants, cheers and a standing ovation.
- cheers and applause
- crowd cheers
- cheers and laughter
I struggle with taking people's judgement, both cheers and boos, so that's good.
- I struggle with taking people's judgement, both cheers and boos, so that's good.
- And then you start crying with all these cheers of joy and just gratitude.
- She's giving him the stare down and then the crowd breaks out the cheers of we're not going back.
- I got a huge thank you in this, this, you know, the sound of the cheers as I entered the ring.
- I also, I had heard this, but I loved reading that when you guys are putting cheers together.
- Promote yourself at some point start getting paid, which I think I can hear the cheers coming.
- It is an ensemble that always the cheers, Carol Burnett, Carol Burnett.
- Everybody's here, gathered around the table full of holiday cheers.
Examples
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After the team scored the winning goal, the cheers from the crowd were thunderous.
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And Trump got cheers for drinking water.
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And there are, like, cheers from the rest of the crowd.
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And then you start crying with all these cheers of joy and just gratitude.
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When those guys cross the finish line, the cheers are deafening.
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The courtroom erupts in CHEERS!
Fiction book (1993) -
I agree with BiPM—50-state CHEERS to birthday boy Howard, who reawakened the long-absent political animal in me.
Blog text (33) -
The audience erupted in cheers when the band took the stage.
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As she finished her speech, the room filled with cheers of approval from the attendees.
Synonyms
Clapping hands to show you like or approve something
Clapping by many people to show approval
Shouts and applause from a crowd to show support
A loud shout people make to show approval or support
A short shout people make to show happiness or excitement
A short loud reaction of applause or cheering from an audience
A short time when many people clap to show approval
A long loud round of clapping by people to show strong approval
A short shout to show excitement or happiness
A loud, long applause where people stand to show strong praise
A loud shout of joy or approval
Praise given to someone in public for an achievement
Loud applause from an audience to show strong approval
A loud shout of joy or approval at a celebration
A shout people make when they are happy or excited
A loud shout people make to show excitement or joy
A sound made by people hitting their hands together to show approval
A loud shout that shows joy or approval
Loud enthusiastic praise that a group gives
A sudden loud burst of applause or cheers
A short clap of the hands to show approval or appreciation
A loud shout of approval at a performance or sports event
Praise people give someone in public for something good they did
A loud shout of joy people make together at events like games
A loud shout expressing support or celebration at an event
Antonyms
Compounds
How Enthusiastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cheers as a noun comes from the same root cheer, which moved from meaning a happy 'mood' to the loud shouts people make to show support. That's why cheers means the applause or loud approval a group gives at a game or event.