Hurraying

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Expressing great enthusiasm or support by shouting loudly; celebrating or cheering aloud with excitement; vocalizing approval energetically during an event
2. Giving audible marks of approval and joy through loud exclamations; showing spirited encouragement by calling out in praise; raising voices collectively in triumphant acclaim
3. Emitting loud cries of elation or triumph to convey approval; engaging in vocal celebrations or cheers to encourage; producing sounds of enthusiastic commendation during moments of success

Etymology: "Hurraying" is the present participle and gerund of "hurray", so it is the form that describes the act of cheering with shouts of "hurray" as it happens. The verb it comes from is the base word, and everything about its history belongs to that root. The shout itself is an interjection, and its origins are the kind that rarely get a clean answer. Its spelling and sound were already settled in English well before the verb grew out of it, which is why the familiar cheer reads as a single fixed word rather than a coinage with a traceable inventor. Its present form, with the "-ing" ending, simply carries the action of shouting it into the moment.

Synonyms: cheering, applauding, shouting, celebrating, acclaiming

Antonyms: booing, jeering, silencing