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cheeked

[ cheekt ]

/ tʃikt /

adjective

having cheeks of the kind indicated (used in combination): rosy-cheeked youngsters.

Words nearby cheeked

cheek muscle, cheek pouch, cheek strap, cheek tooth, cheekbone, cheeked, cheekpiece, cheektowaga, cheeky, cheep, cheer

Origin of cheeked

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Examples from the Web for cheeked

I think the fellow knew nothing of music; he had cheeked it right through.
The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. Crabtre
Nothing loth, the village girls "cheeked" him, and so they passed on.
Amaryllis at the Fair|Richard Jefferies
I remember how those “boys” cheeked me two years ago, laughed at me, sat on me.
A Frenchman in America|Max O'Rell
It was said he had cheeked the old man; it was said he had frightened him.
The Nigger Of The "Narcissus"|Joseph Conrad

He was inclined to be rather fatherly at first, so I cheeked him.
Caesar's Wife|William Somerset Maugham

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