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cheerleading

American  
[cheer-lee-ding] / ˈtʃɪərˌli dɪŋ /

noun

  1. the action or skill of a cheerleader.


Etymology

Origin of cheerleading

First recorded in 1950–55; cheer + leading 1

Example Sentences

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In one video, she admits she forgot her suitcase in the driveway on the way to her daughters’ cheerleading competition four hours away.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Of course, only a small number of technology companies are driving bullish earnings revisions and pushing the stock market higher, but the market mob, and their cheerleading commentariat, don’t seem to care.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Olivia Parkins, 18, part of the University of Kent cheerleading society, said three members of the society had the disease.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

You seem like you’re like cheerleading for everybody else as much as promoting your own work.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Except for PE, I only see her in the halls with the cheerleading girls who like to stroll after school on the Riverwalk, trying to look cute.

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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