cheer on

verb

cheered on; cheering on; cheers on

: to encourage (someone) with shouts or cheers

Their fans cheered them on from the sidelines.

Examples of cheer on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Just like her older siblings, Golden began cheering on her dad from the sidelines of his football games at less than a year old. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2026

Also, our year-round birds — cardinals, blue jays, titmice, Carolina chickadees, bluebirds, mockingbirds, Carolina wrens, woodpeckers and others — will be around all winter and add color and cheer on drab, chilly days. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Nov. 2026

The 14-time Grammy winner was present at Game 4 of the NBA Finals, cheering on the Knicks alongside Mariska Hargitay and Este and Alana Haim in custom Knicks T-shirts. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026

Heather Knight, a native of Northern California, has always casually cheered on the San Francisco Giants and the Golden State Warriors. — Lauren Segal, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for cheer on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon