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
Verb
  • The house put the family and its guests not only in direct contact with the awe-inspiring waterfall beneath it but also with the geological feature’s humidity, causing mildew growth that needed mitigation.
    — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 14 July 2026
  • The goal of the project is to spur civic engagement and foster connection between Los Gatans by inspiring them to reflect on the rights enshrined in the Constitution.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Definition of inspiring
Verb
  • Shortly after giving his team a temporary lead on Monday, the athlete put his hands over his face before looking up at the sky and pointing upward, as shown in a video shared by Fox Sports.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Stannard remembers lying on the pavement and looking up at the blue sky, not yet feeling any pain, and realizing that he’d actually been hit.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 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
Verb
  • All the exquisite details—the man’s glowing salmon-pink tunic, the cherrylike tip of his headdress, the fluffy tassels—are an excuse for pure visual stimulation.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Noctilucent clouds keep glowing with an oddly cold brightness.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 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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“Cheering (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheering%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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