cheeked

adjective

ˈchēkt 

: having cheeks of a specified nature

—used in combination

rosy-cheeked

Examples of cheeked in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

My first few days were a sweaty, red-cheeked, nervous-stomached nightmare, until one class reconnected me with the clay tablets that had inspired me in the first place—tablets that happened to showcase some of the first words ever written down. —Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025

On a large scale LED screen, a white cheeked spider monkey sits hunched over a smart phone within a smouldering virtual Brazilian forest landscape, occasionally glancing up at his viewers. —Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

This is really nothing more than a fancy demonstration of glorified gardening with ruddy cheeked green thumbers debating the merits of one long-Latin named dahlia or mallow over another. —Louis J. Esterhazy, WWD, 16 June 2024

Parish provides 'spiritual home' for refugees Throughout the especially long Mass, Anthony Pumpau and Theresa Niang diligently rocked their round-cheeked 6-month-old baby, Mary. —Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1552, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing cheeked

• apple-cheeked

Rhymes for cheeked

• critiqued
• beaked
• creaked
• eked
• freaked
• leaked
• peaked
• peeked
• piqued
• reeked
• shrieked
• sneaked