cheer
noun
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc..
have been cheering
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present perfect progressiveof cheer.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Investors have been cheering the raging bull market for years—three years and nine months, to be precise—with the S&P 500 having more than doubled during that period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Crowds of flag-waving Hungarians have been cheering on their candidates for an election on Sunday, as Prime Minister Viktor Orban and challenger Peter Magyar hold frantic last-minute rallies.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
Yet before the ink on the agreement had dried Angel City was already tarnishing what it should have been cheering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
People have been cheering, waving flags, blowing horns and spinning motorbikes.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2024
“Because, I don’t know, Julian. I kind of think that if you had been there, we might not have rescued them at all. You probably would have been cheering for the seventh graders!”
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
