cheering (up)

verb

present participle of cheer (up)
1
as in brightening
to become glad or hopeful cheer up—things are bound to get better

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2
as in inspiring
to fill with courage or strength of purpose the general's speech cheered up the troops tremendously

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheering (up)
  1. brightening
  2. inspiring
  3. looking up
  4. encouraging
  5. glowing
  6. bearing up
Verb
  • Air molecules reflect and scatter light beyond an immediate beam, which is why the sky starts brightening at dawn even before the sun climbs above the horizon.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 July 2026
  • Detroit has also allowed a league-high 153 points through three weeks, further brightening Crawford’s outlook.
    — Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
Definition of brightening
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  • The battle leaves Clark (temporarily) de-powered, while inspiring Bizarro to take up the cape in an act of hope in this week’s episode.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 July 2026
  • For full transparency, Ancient Greece has been inspiring fashion for decades.
    — Alex Badia, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
Definition of inspiring
Verb
  • Keegan would be appointed in September 1997 as chief operating officer, with Fulham a mid-table side in the old Second Division, looking up at Northampton Town and Bristol Rovers.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Prince Harry is back on American soil, and things are looking up.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of looking up
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  • The Detroit Health Department is offering free masks to residents and encouraging everyone to stay inside.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Progressive Christian leaders are also encouraging congregants to use their faith as the basis for their social justice activism.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of encouraging
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  • The glowing displays mark the return of one of summer’s most beautiful and unusual astronomical phenomena.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • This light also ionizes nearby gas, creating glowing regions called emission nebulae, also part of NGC 6729.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of glowing
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  • It can also be used as a bench, bearing up to 355 pounds.
    — Caitlyn Martyn may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Definition of bearing up
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