Antonyms for cheering

Grammar : Adj

Spell : cheer

Phonetic Transcription : tʃɪər

Definition of cheering

Origin : c.1200, "the face," especially as expressing emotion, from Anglo-French chere "the face," Old French chiere "face, countenance, look, expression," from Late Latin cara "face" (source of Spanish cara), possibly from Greek kara "head," from PIE root *ker- "head" (see horn (n.)). From mid-13c. as "frame of mind, state of feeling, spirit; mood, humor."
By late 14c. the meaning had extended metaphorically to "mood, mental condition," as reflected in the face. This could be in a good or bad sense ("The feend ... beguiled her with treacherye, and brought her into a dreerye cheere," "Merline," c.1500), but a positive sense (probably short for good cheer) has predominated since c.1400. Meaning "shout of encouragement" first recorded 1720, perhaps nautical slang (cf. earlier verbal sense, "to encourage by words or deeds," early 15c.). The antique English greeting what cheer (mid-15c.) was picked up by Algonquian Indians of southern New England from the Puritans and spread in Indian languages as far as Canada.

adj encouraging

Example sentences :

He rode out all day, never seeking shelter, cheering his men.
Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh

The Mayor's question was replied to by a perfect whirlwind of cheering.
Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes

There was a distant sound of yelling and cheering and shouting.
Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

And nobody saw him, for everybody was cheering and watching the victor.
Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall

Then followed wrestling, bout after bout, and cheering from the crowd.
Extract from : « Buried Cities, Part 2 » by Jennie Hall

By this time they had come to the edge, and it was not a cheering sight.
Extract from : « A Doctor of the Old School, Part 2 » by Ian Maclaren

It may have been the cheering, or it may have happened sooner.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

Then she left her for the night with many a cheering word and tender caress.
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

As a means of cheering him up, Tom told him that he wished him joy.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

And the cheering, O Shakib, was drowned by the hose of the sailors.
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

Synonyms for cheering

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019