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cheeked

[cheekt]
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  1. having cheeks of the kind indicated (used in combination): rosy-cheeked youngsters.
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Origin of cheeked

cheek + -ed3
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Examples from the Web for cheeked

Historical Examples

  • It was said he had cheeked the old man; it was said he had frightened him.

    The Nigger Of The "Narcissus"

    Joseph Conrad

  • Did you see, Miles, he was quite white with rage when I cheeked him?

  • So that didn't do him any good—especially as she cheeked the Coroner.

  • He "cheeked" her; she tossed her head, and looked the other way.

    The Open Air

    Richard Jefferies

  • The fellow "cheeked" her again, told her she had a pretty face, "cheeked" her right and left.

    The Open Air

    Richard Jefferies