Meanings
nouncheering (plural cheerings)
plural cheerings
- A cheer.
The ships' yards were all fully manned, and the loud cheerings of the crews, and of the countless company in the surrounding boats, emulated the roar of the cannon.
1814, The Gentleman's Magazine (volume 84, part 1, page 689)
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cheer
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveproviding freedom from worry
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cheering
hearingappearingsteeringclearingearringtearingfearinggearingpeeringendearingsearingsmearingveeringearingspearingjeeringpivot gearing
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APA
cheering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheering
MLA
“cheering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheering. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cheering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cheering.
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