cheer
verb
[ tʃɪə ]
• shout for joy or in praise or encouragement.
• "she cheered from the sidelines"
Similar:
encourage,
urge on,
spur on,
drive on,
motivate,
rally,
inspire,
fire,
fire up,
give someone a lift,
keep someone going,
see someone through,
root for,
light a fire under,
inspirit,
• give comfort or support to.
• "he seemed greatly cheered by my arrival"
Similar:
raise someone's spirits,
brighten,
buoy up,
enliven,
animate,
elate,
exhilarate,
hearten,
gladden,
uplift,
give a lift to,
perk up,
encourage,
comfort,
solace,
console,
buck up,
inspirit,
cheer
noun
• a shout of encouragement, praise, or joy.
• "a tremendous cheer from the audience"
Similar:
hurrah,
hurray,
whoop,
bravo,
hoot,
shout,
shriek,
hosanna,
alleluia,
acclaim,
acclamation,
shouting,
clamour,
applause,
clapping,
ovation,
holler,
laudation,
huzza,
• cheerfulness, optimism, or confidence.
• "an attempt to inject a little cheer into this gloomy season"
Similar:
happiness,
joy,
joyousness,
cheerfulness,
cheeriness,
gladness,
merriment,
gaiety,
hilarity,
mirth,
glee,
blitheness,
jubilation,
exultation,
euphoria,
jollity,
jolliness,
high spirits,
joviality,
jocularity,
conviviality,
light-heartedness,
buoyancy,
optimism,
hope,
hopefulness,
merrymaking,
pleasure,
enjoyment,
rejoicing,
revelry,
festivity,
frolics,
living it up,
larking about,
sport,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chiere ‘face’, from late Latin cara, from Greek kara ‘head’. The original sense was ‘face’, hence ‘expression, mood’, later specifically ‘a good mood’.
