cheerlead

[cheer-leed]

verb (used with object)

cheerled, cheerleading 

1. to act as cheerleader for.

2. to encourage by or as if by cheerleading.

verb (used without object)

cheerled, cheerleading 

1. to act as cheerleader.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheerlead¹

By back formation from cheerleader or cheerleading

Example Sentences

Once young Keaton decided she wanted to perform, she set about auditioning for everything from the church choir and the cheerleading squad to the class play.

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From competitive cheerleading to a fourth Emmy nomination for HBO’s beloved comedy, the actor is still on the rise: ‘I’m an adrenaline seeker,’ she says.

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Our alumni group of eight purchased season tickets in 1976, the same year that Geof Strand began his magical cheerleading run.

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“It’s so rooted in misogyny, the way cheerleading is viewed in our culture,” she says before ticking off comparisons between the two professions.

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One afternoon in mid-September, a group of middle school girls in rural East Tennessee decided to film a TikTok video while waiting to begin cheerleading practice.

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