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Cheerleading vs Encouragement - What's the difference?

cheerleading | encouragement |

As nouns the difference between cheerleading and encouragement

is that cheerleading is (chiefly|us) organized gymnastics, dance and yelling at team games while encouragement is the act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.

As a verb cheerleading

is .

cheerleading

Noun

(-)
  • (chiefly, US) Organized gymnastics, dance and yelling at team games.
  • A physical activity in which people (usually women) organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team
  • Automatic or servile praise.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • encouragement

    English

    Alternative forms

    * incouragement (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
  • All generous encouragement of arts. -Otway.
  • That which serves to incite, support, promote or advance, as favor, countenance, reward etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people.
  • To think of his paternal care, Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer. -Byron.

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