cheer
noun
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc..
was cheering
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past progressiveof cheer.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Wall Street was cheering the progress, lifting shares 2.4% on Wednesday after boosting them even more sharply in premarket trading.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
“The whole O-line was cheering me on the whole time, and nobody got negative,” Duncan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025
As an actor, it’s her job to advocate for her characters, even the ones who do terrible things, but she admits she was cheering for Sofia too.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2024
As she overtook her challenger, there was cheering at her campaign headquarters and chants of "victory".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2024
Everybody was cheering, even though we couldn’t see the actual Cleopatra’s Needle when it came through the hole because it is covered in wood.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
