Cheer and Grump

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Cheer verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Grump is an antonym for cheer.

Grump verb - To express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely.

Usage example: those incessantly grumping patients were generally ignored by the nursing home staff

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Cheer is an antonym for grump.

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Grump and Cheer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/grump

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