cheer
noun
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc..
had been cheering
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past perfect progressiveof cheer.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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He rushed to the boardwalk to help after hearing desperate screams of people, who had been cheering and laughing and dancing on the beach a minute before.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2022
Box office staff told the BBC young people in suits had been "cheering, clapping, whooping" and rising to their feet throughout the film.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2022
So she brought a bunch of pins home and gave one to the little fan who had been cheering for her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2021
Elizabeth Tsehai had been cheering and chanting as she drove her BMW alongside protesters on H Street.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 2, 2020
The crowd, which had been cheering me on, began drifting away.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
