cheerleading

[ cheer-lee-ding ]

noun

1. the action or skill of a cheerleader.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheerleading¹

First recorded in 1950–55; cheer + leading ¹

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, the future of the cheerleading program is uncertain.

From Washington Post

Told she could choose basketball or cheerleading, she briefly opted for the latter, but her father gently told her he might prefer watching her doing the playing.

From Washington Post

Next in line were hockey, soccer, basketball and cheerleading.

From Science News For Students

Tensions boiled over after months of drama related to the school’s cheerleading team.

From Voice of San Diego

Two coaches at Patrick Henry High School were fired this week following months of tension between cheerleading program leaders pushing to keep their program running during the pandemic and parents concerned about their kids’ safety.

From Voice of San Diego

And yet his Putin cheerleading increasingly crosses the line into denial or outright recycling of Kremlin propaganda.

From The Daily Beast

It took a multistate manhunt and a little bit of luck to find Anderson, who disappeared after cheerleading practice on August 3.

From The Daily Beast

Yes, a musical based on the campy high-school cheerleading flick starring Kirsten Dunst and Eliza Dushku—spirit fingers!

From The Daily Beast

In the film, Jones tackles a water-gun-wielding mascot, goes skating, and delivers an impassioned speech about cheerleading.

From The Daily Beast

So when aging, largely asexual cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester announced her pregnancy, Gleeks barely blinked an eye.

From The Daily Beast