cheering : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cheering	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cheering
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cheering adj providing freedom from worry [syn: comforting, cheering, satisfying] n encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's all over but the shouting" Synonym(s): cheering, shouting
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cheer \Cheer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cheered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {cheering}.] 1. To cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; -- often with up. --Cowpe. 2. To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort. The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered. --Dryden. 3. To salute or applaud with cheers; to urge on by cheers; as, to cheer hounds in a chase. {To cheer ship}, to salute a passing ship by cheers of sailors stationed in the rigging. Syn: To gladden; encourage; inspirit; comfort; console; enliven; refresh; exhilarate; animate; applaud.