Cheer and Pester

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Cheer

Cheer verb - To ease the grief or distress of.
Usage example: let's hope that these flowers will cheer my ailing aunt at least a little
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Antonyms for Cheer
Pester is an antonym for cheer.
Nearby Words: cheerful, cheerless, cheery, cheering, cheerfulness

Pester

Pester verb - To thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation.
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Synonyms for Pester
Antonyms for Pester
Cheer is an antonym for pester.
Nearby Word: pestering
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Common collocations

people cheer people pester people
someone cheer someone pester someone
opponent cheer opponent pester opponent
everybody cheer everybody pester everybody
Other words: times, friends, pete.
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