cheek

[US]/tʃiːk/
[UK]/tʃiːk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the fleshy part of either side of the face below the eye
vt. to act rudely or disrespectfully

Phrases & Collocations

rosy cheeks

pinch someone's cheek

apple cheeks

cheek by jowl

cheek bone

Example Sentences

he had the cheek to complain.

that's enough of your cheek!.

a fatherly peck on the cheek .

a tongue-in-cheek remark

Rosy cheeks are a symbol of good health.

The skin of her cheeks tautened.

cheeks that flamed with embarrassment.

of all the blooming cheek!.

he had the cheek to make personal remarks.

The bloke has cheek enough.

A bumblebee stung me on the cheek.

His cheeks were unlined.

they lived cheek by jowl in a one-room flat.

The children's cheeks glowed from the cold.

her cheeks were flushed with excitement.

his cheeks glistened with tears.

my cheeks are guttered with tears.

the hollow cheeks, the haunted eyes.

Real-world Examples

And she looked up, softly caressed his cheek, and smiled.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Draco Malfoy didn't go red, but a pink tinge appeared in his pale cheeks.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

My girlfriend has rosy cheeks and blue eyes.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

The tears were streaming frankly down his cheeks.

Source: The Call of the Wild

Only the rosy cheeks have faded.

Source: Selected Literary Poems

My father pressed his cheek to the other's brow.

Source: Education of Love

The little girl has rosy cheeks.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

Can you make the tear roll down your cheek? Oh, oh!

Source: Movie trailer screening room

Why should false painting imitate his cheek And steal dead seeing of his living hue?

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

Look at him -- rosy cheeks, he's playing with his blocks.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

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