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barracking

  • a word derived from barrack.
    barrack
    noun
    a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers, especially in garrison.

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"The new team will belong to the people of Papua New Guinea… And I know it will have millions of proud fans barracking for it from day one," Albanese said.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024

As the children unwrapped their parcels, the sound of barracking came from the back of the room.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2020

The theatre and the opera were a chaos of huzzahs and barracking.

From Economist ● May 17, 2018

Many of the Aussie fans were "barracking" more for the underdog Hawaiians than the more-fancied Cal State side.

From US News ● Aug. 28, 2016

Billets are a form of barracking troops in a number of barns and stables spread over as small an area as possible.

From Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry by A. Stanley Blicq