cheering up

Verb

cheer up (third-person singular simple present cheers up, present participle cheering up, simple past and past participle cheered up)

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become happier or less downcast.
   • I cheered up after seeing the results.

   Synonyms:

   blithen, liven up, perk up

2. (idiomatic, transitive) To make someone happier or less downcast.
   • The arrival of the unexpected letter cheered him up almost immediately.

   Synonyms:

   cheer, perk up, beatify, enrapture, begladden, blissen, bright, fetch, cherish, content

   Antonyms:

   depress

See all 3 meanings of cheer up