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verbcause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful
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verbbecome cheerfulOpposite:
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verbgive encouragement totype of:
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nounthe quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
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verbspur on or encourage especially by cheers and shoutstype of:
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nouna cry or shout of approvaltype of:
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verbshow approval or good wishes by shoutingtype of:
Examples of cheer
- "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"
- "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
- "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
- "everybody cheered the birthday boy"