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cheer

verb [I]
 
 
/tʃɪər/ US  /tʃɪr/

Definition

B2 to give a loud shout of approval or encouragement: Everyone cheered as the winners received their medals. He was cheering for the other side.Praising and applaudingExaggerating and playing downSounds made by humans with their mouths
(Definition of cheer verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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