cheek
/t͡ʃiːk/ verb C2- To be impudent towards. · Don't cheek me, you little rascal!
- To pull a horse's head back toward the saddle using the cheek strap of the bridle.
- To put or keep something in one’s cheek. · The squirrel cheeked some nuts before heading back to its nest.
He/she/it cheeks · Past cheeked · Past participle cheeked · -ing form cheeking
Verb forms
- Base form
- cheek
- He/she/it
- cheeks
- Past
- cheeked
- Past participle
- cheeked
- -ing form
- cheeking
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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A soft pink crept over her cheek, and her eyes were kind and frank.
A certain melancholy that touched her countenance must have been of recent birth, for it had not yet altered the fine and youthful contours of her cheek, nor subdued the arch though resolute curve of her lips.
Getting through with her “ohs” Anne cast herself into Marilla’s arms and rapturously kissed her sallow cheek.
“I’ve enjoyed every minute of the time,” said Anne, throwing her arms impulsively about the old woman’s neck and kissing her wrinkled cheek.
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