cheerleading

cheer·lead·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [cheer-lee-ding]
- /ˈtʃɪərˌli dɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [cheer-lee-ding]
- /ˈtʃɪərˌli dɪŋ/

Definitions of cheerleading word

noun cheerleading the action or skill of a cheerleader. 1
verb with object cheerleading to act as cheerleader for. 1
verb with object cheerleading to encourage by or as if by cheerleading. 1
verb without object cheerleading to act as cheerleader. 1
noun cheerleading (chiefly, US) Organized gymnastics, dance and yelling at team games. 1
noun cheerleading gymnastic dancing to support sports teams 1

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Origin of cheerleading

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; cheer + leading1

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Parts of speech for Cheerleading

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cheerleading

cheerleading popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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