• Icalasari@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I’m just going to counter your pedantry with three of the literal definitions for cheering

      cheer
      2 of 2
      verb
      cheered; cheering; cheers

      2
      : to grow or be cheerful : rejoice
      —usually used with up
      Cheer up! Things could be worse.

      transitive verb
      1
      a
      : to make glad or happy
      —usually used with up
      clowns who cheer up children in hospitals

      He laughed at their deaths. That effectively falls under three of the definitions well enough