cheerleading

English
Cheerleading.

Etymology

From cheerlead +‎ -ing.

Noun

cheerleading (uncountable)

  1. A physical activity in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team.
    • 2020 November 29, Tess DeMeyer, Ilana Panich-Linsman, “The College Athletes Who Are Allowed to Make Big Bucks: Cheerleaders”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:
      Since its inception in the late 19th century, cheerleading has evolved from yelling encouragement on the sidelines to a competitive hybrid of gymnastics, dance and acrobatics.
  2. (figurative) Automatic or servile praise.

Translations

Verb

cheerleading

  1. present participle and gerund of cheerlead

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