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

Red-cheeked and reticent, the duo shook their heads and took their sheepish leave. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025

Her chubby-cheeked, blue-eyed daughter Lilly wasn’t hitting all her milestones as an infant. — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2023

The trio of Plethodon salamanders, the southern gray-cheeked, red-cheeked and red-legged salamanders, were once thought to be regional variations of the same species. — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 18 June 2026

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

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