cheer up

phrasal verb

cheered up; cheering up; cheers up
1
: to make (someone) happier
We tried our best to cheer the children up.
2
: to become happier
They cheered up at the mention of her name.
Cheer up—things will get better!
3
: to make (something) more cheerful or pleasant
Bright colors really cheer up a room.

Examples of cheer up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In order to cheer up her mother, Khosravi was constantly showing her videos of nomadic migrations. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2024 Of course, each episode features Frog cheering up Toad about something, Toad groaning and worrying, and their forest friends playing supporting roles in their adventures. Vulture Editors, Vulture, 11 June 2024 Maybe Strait can cheer up the moody Swift and bring her down south from Destin. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 May 2024 The conceit is simple and strangely moving: a young boy creates a list of things that make life worth living to cheer up his depressed mother who attempted suicide. Chris Bellamy and Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 10 May 2024 Vanessa Guzman described her sister as a bit of a joker, giggling, dancing around and making faces to cheer up someone who was upset. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024 But, when Klaus' toys begin to cheer up the children of Smeerensburg — a town whose inhabitants are perpetually engaged in a feud between two familial clans — Jesper and Klaus must step out of their comfort zones to help save the town from itself. Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2023 Whitfield’s character was the granddaughter of Major General Thomas Waverly (Dean Jagger), a hotel owner who gets some cheering up courtesy of Irving Berlin tunes and characters played by Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen. Daniel S. Levine, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024 From $417 Hotel Maria, Helsinki (Finland) Only one thing can cheer up the perma darkness of a Finnish winter: a fancy new hotel. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 5 Jan. 2024

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“Cheer up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheer%20up. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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