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1. Encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
   - shouting

1. Providing freedom from worry
   - comforting, satisfying

1. Give encouragement to
   - hearten, recreate, embolden
    
2. Show approval or good wishes by shouting
   "everybody cheered the birthday boy"
    
3. Cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful
   "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"
   - cheer up, jolly along, jolly up
    
4. Become cheerful
   - cheer up, chirk up
    
5. Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
   "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
   - root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up

Derived forms: cheerings

See also: cheerer, satisfactory

Type of: applaud, encourage, encouragement, joy, rejoice

Antonym: complain

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